The Board denied service connection for a healed right little finger metacarpal neck fracture with shortening, finding that the Veteran did not meet the requirements for presumptive service connection based on arthritis and found no nexus between current symptoms and service. The claim was remanded for TDIU.,The Board denied a compensable rating for residuals of a nasal fracture, as there is no evidence of 50% obstruction in both sides or complete obstruction on one side.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right little finger disability did not have its onset during service and was not otherwise related to service. The VA examiner found the current symptoms are not at least as likely as not related to service.,There is no evidence of 50% obstruction in both sides or complete obstruction on one side, thus the Veteran does not meet the schedular criteria for residuals of a nasal fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Healed right little finger metacarpal neck fracture with shortening"}, {"condition_name":"Psychiatric disorder (to include schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder)"}
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19186166
What this means for you
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