The Veteran's right middle finger disability is currently rated at 0 percent disabling, and the Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on evidence of painful motion and weakened grip strength in the right middle finger throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Right middle finger disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196140
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,772 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19196140.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in accordance with VA standards.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to the VA's failure to obtain relevant private treatment records. The appellant is entitled to a compensable disability rating for his right middle finger disability and service connection for hypertension, but these claims must be returned to the AOJ for additional efforts to locate the necessary medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional error and has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's right middle finger disability is related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right middle finger disability was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing treatment. As a result, the Veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for this condition.
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