The Board has determined that the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation for loss of use of the left hand were met as of December 3, 2004 and granted an effective date of December 3, 2004.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence established that the Veteran's condition had progressed to meet the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation by December 3, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1235023
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for special monthly compensation due to loss of use of the hands and feet, as the AOJ failed to consider these issues in the Veteran's increased rating claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the appeal as there was no clear and unmistakable error in granting SMC at the K rate for loss of use of the left hand, based on the evidence then of record.
- Granted
The Veteran's left hand had no effective functioning other than what would have been equally well served by the use of a suitable prosthetic appliance after amputation, leading to an award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of the left hand.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left hand disability was granted, with a current rating of 60 percent effective November 3, 1999. The issue is not about service connection.
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