The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions have been denied. The maximum schedular rating of 10 percent has been granted for the right index finger disability, but no higher rating is warranted due to lack of ankylosis or functional impairment equivalent to amputation. Service connection was not established for any of the claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records do not show any in-service injury or disease that could be linked to his current conditions, and the medical evidence does not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology after service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of laceration to the extensor tendon, right index finger
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23051464
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