The Veteran's service-connected right hand disability, characterized as residuals of a chip fracture of the proximal end of the right fifth metacarpal with periarticular osteopenia, has not been found to warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show ankylosis or other conditions that would support a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- chip fracture of the proximal end of the right fifth metacarpal, periarticular osteopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1535606
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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