The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture is rated as 30 percent under separate ratings for thumb, index finger, and long finger limitations of motion.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine if higher schedular ratings are warranted or if the case presents an exceptional disability picture requiring extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Right fifth metacarpal fracture
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064068
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence supporting a compensable rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's right fifth finger disability has been rated as noncompensable since March 2015. The Board granted a compensable evaluation of 10 percent for the right fifth metacarpal fracture, effective from the date of the decision.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture, finding that there is no basis to grant a higher rating based on the current symptoms and existing diagnostic codes.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right fifth metacarpal fracture, right knee limitation of flexion, and right knee instability have been denied. The Veteran is currently assigned a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability effective July 5, 2010.
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