The Board denied a compensable rating for the service-connected residuals of a laceration of the left ring finger, finding that there was no evidence of ankylosis or amputation and that the current noncompensable rating accurately reflects the severity of the condition.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of ankylosis or amputation of the Veteran’s service-connected left ring finger.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration of the left ring finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142565
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What this means for you
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