The Veteran's right-hand injury is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher evaluation is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show favorable ankylosis of any fingers or thumb joints, which would warrant a higher rating under applicable VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right-hand injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21076154
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for back condition, right lower extremity nerve damage, left lower extremity nerve damage, and residuals of a right-hand injury as the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right-hand injury, finding that the Veteran's current disability had its onset during active military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of October 24, 2013 for both entitlement to a TDIU and establishment of basic eligibility to DEA benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the claim but has not decided on the merits of service connection for residuals of a right-hand injury as it is remanded.
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