The Veteran's residuals of an in-service fracture of the left little finger have been manifested by pain, loss of range of motion, weakness, and deformity. However, he still retains functional use of his left little finger and there are no objective neurological manifestations of this disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed that the Veteran's left little finger had limited range of motion but retained sufficient function to not meet criteria for amputation or loss of use of the hand.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left little finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1622805
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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