The Veteran's chronic left palm lesion is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that additional disabilities (left index finger ganglion and left trigger finger) are not related to his service-connected condition. Therefore, an increased rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and treatment records indicate that the additional disabilities are unrelated to the Veteran's service-connected left palm lesion.
- Claimed conditions
- left palm lesion, left index finger ganglion, left trigger finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1725330
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