The appellant has residuals of an in-service right ring finger dislocation, and service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the injury occurred during service, and there is evidence of current disability with a nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand 4th digit dislocation, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and medial collateral ligament strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and medial collateral ligament strain, right hand scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911217
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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