The Veteran's shin splits and painful motion of the ring and little finger of the right hand, status post 5th Metacarpal fracture are granted with a minimum compensable rating. The Veteran’s voiding dysfunction is remanded for further evaluation.,The Veteran's painful motion of the long finger of the right hand, status post 5th Metacarpal fracture with arthritis is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's shin splits and painful motion of the ring and little finger of the right hand are found to meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes (DCs) 5262 and 5230, respectively. The Veteran’s voiding dysfunction is remanded as it requires further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg shin splits, voiding dysfunction, combined with left testicular varicocele (previously rated as left testicular varicocele), painful motion of the ring and little finger of the right hand, status post 5th Metacarpal fracture, painful motion of the long finger of the right hand, status post 5th Metacarpal fracture with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179125
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