The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the Veteran's scar of the left index finger, effective July 17, 2006. The scar is superficial, sensitive, tender, and sometimes painful.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the left index finger scar was sensitive to touch but not painful per se, supporting a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 for scars with other effects (such as sensitivity).
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the left index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18110452
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a scar of the left index finger and partial loss of sensation of the left index finger, finding that these conditions are related to an in-service knife laceration injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected. The other claims are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spondylosis and spinal stenosis at L4-5 lumbar spine with associated radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board grants his TDIU claim.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.
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