The Veteran's left ring finger disability, which includes a healed fracture with residual pain, has been evaluated at 0 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5230. The Board finds no provision for a higher rating and denies the claim.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support an increase in the disability rating beyond 0 percent as there is no ankylosis or functional loss due to pain, weakness, or other factors that would warrant a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- healed fracture of left fourth metacarpal (left ring finger), residual pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1806917
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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