The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of the right little finger and ring finger disabilities were granted, but with noncompensable evaluations. The case was remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the current evidence did not warrant a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's right little finger and ring finger disabilities based on the provided medical findings and criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- little finger disability, ring finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1553216
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