The Veteran's left ring finger disability is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left ring finger disability presented with ankylosis and limited motion affecting his left hand. The Board found that the level of impairment most closely approximated the severity and scope of the Veteran’s current disability under the amputation codes for a minor hand.
- Claimed conditions
- left ring finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19161277
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for his left ring finger disability, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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