Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected right fifth finger metacarpal fracture. The current rating is noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5230.
- Claimed conditions
- right fifth finger metacarpal fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000375
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