The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left middle finger fracture have resulted in marked interference with employment, warranting an extraschedular rating and TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The disability has caused significant impairment in the Veteran's ability to work due to his inability to play guitar and type effectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Middle Finger Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22009871
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