The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's left fifth finger disability, effective January 29, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Veteran exhibited chronic pain, a flexion deformity, and numbness in her left fifth finger, warranting a minimum 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5003 for degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals, fracture left fifth finger, with proximal interphalangeal joint flection deformity and extensor tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24004391
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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