The Veteran's service-connected residuals of frostbite of the right hand with Reynaud's syndrome are currently rated at 30 percent, and there is no evidence to support an extraschedular rating.
The deciding factor: The disability picture does not present such an exceptional or unusual disability that would render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite of the right hand, Reynaud's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1226093
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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