The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a fracture of the left middle finger was denied. The evidence did not support establishment of a higher rating under other diagnostic criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not reflect ankylosis or functional impairment equivalent to amputation, and no other Diagnostic Codes provided for a higher disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left middle finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22034817
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, and residuals of fracture of the left middle finger are currently rated at their maximum levels. The Board finds that these ratings adequately reflect the severity and symptomatology of his conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for the residuals of a fracture of his left middle finger is granted, with arthritis also considered.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims related to the service-connected residuals of a fracture of the left middle finger, tinnitus, tinea cruris, sebhorrheic dermatitis of the scalp, refractive error, Gulf War illness, left eye cataract, squamous blepharitis, meibomitis, and neurological disorder of the upper extremities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the veteran's left middle finger fracture residuals did not meet the criteria for an initial compensable evaluation, as there was no evidence of any functional impairment or limitation.
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