Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a compensable disability rating for right fifth finger fracture residuals and entitlement to TDIU due to an incomplete VA Form 21-8940 and the need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for updated examination reports to determine the full extent of the Veteran's service-connected right fifth finger fracture residuals, as well as the completion of necessary forms for TDIU evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture residuals of the right fifth finger with posttraumatic arthritis and mallet finger deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25004034
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