The Veteran's right thumb disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum rating available under DC 5224. The Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating for this condition. Additionally, there is insufficient evidence to support a separate rating for the Veteran's trigger finger in his middle finger.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right thumb disability has been rated as ankylosis of the thumb under DC 5224, which already provides the maximum schedular rating available. The Board also found no basis to grant a higher rating due to functional loss or additional impairment not contemplated by the current rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Thumb Disability, Trigger Finger in Right Middle Finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20052146
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a compensable evaluation for a right thumb disability and TDIU prior to October 13, 2016 have been dismissed due to the finality of previous decisions by the Board and the Court.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his acquired psychiatric, cervical spine, lumbar spine, right thumb, right index finger, and right long finger disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's right thumb disability, scar, and hearing loss have been granted service connection with effective dates of September 9, 2024.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any of the claimed disabilities and therefore, service connection for right thumb, left thumb, right index finger, left index finger, right middle finger, left middle finger, right ring finger, left ring finger, right small finger, or left small finger disabilities is denied.
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