The Veteran's left thumb numbness is granted a separate 10 percent rating effective May 4, 2010.,The initial 10 percent rating for the left thumb fracture remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: Left thumb numbness was found to be secondary to residuals of the left thumb fracture and related to cervical radicular symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Thumb Fracture, Left Thumb Numbness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21026779
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his left thumb fracture disability is denied. His TDIU claim from April 1, 2010 to the present is remanded due to a total schedular evaluation for prostate cancer. The Veteran's prostate cancer disability remains at 60 percent.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for residuals of a left thumb fracture is granted at 10 percent.
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