The Veteran's service-connected right hand disability, characterized by painful scars on the middle and ring fingers, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms include pain in his scarred right middle and ring fingers, which resulted in a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7804 for superficial scars with painful examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars, residuals of an injury to the middle and ring fingers on the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1005742
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