The Board found no evidence of a right hand disability during service and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The appellant's current right hand disability was not shown to be related to his period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1105135
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's residuals from a right hand fracture do not result in unfavorable ankylosis of five digits, unfavorable ankylosis of four fingers on one hand, or favorable ankylosis of the thumb and any three fingers. Therefore, his current 40 percent disability rating for residuals of a right hand fracture is appropriate.
- Granted
The Veteran's right hand fracture resulted in painful motion but did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. A 10 percent disability rating is granted effective February 25, 2013.
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