The Board has determined that the Veteran's disability level and symptomatology are adequately described by the current schedular rating criteria, thus no extraschedular rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of pain and painful motion on repetitive or strenuous usage do not meet the criteria for an extraschedular rating due to insufficient evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalizations.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of the left hand, scar and limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1430894
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck pain and residuals of laceration of the left hand due to a lack of medical evidence addressing their etiology. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to determine if his current conditions are related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's umbilical hernia was diagnosed during active service and granted service connection. For his left hand laceration, the initial compensable disability rating of zero percent is upheld, with no extraschedular consideration needed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service records and private treatment records. The appellant's claims for service connection will be readjudicated after these actions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that a compensable rating of 10 percent is warranted for the Veteran's laceration of the left hand since August 14, 2007. The effective date remains pending as it was not specified in this decision.
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