The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected right index finger disability and denied service connection for bilateral knee strain and major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right index finger disability met the criteria for a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The evidence did not support service connection for the claimed conditions of the knees or depression.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofollicullitis barbae, right index finger disability (status post right index finger chip fracture), bilateral knee strain, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050929
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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