The Board granted service connection for a right hand disability manifested by pain and functional impairment, finding it proximately due to the Veteran's in-service right little finger fracture. The rating for nephrolithiasis was denied as there were no criteria met for a higher rating based on renal dysfunction or recurrent stone formation requiring diet and drug therapy.
The deciding factor: The May 2017 VA examiner opined that the right hand pain and functional impairment is related to the in-service right little finger fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- Right little finger fracture, Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), Right hand disability manifested by pain and functional impairment
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20065846
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