The Board denied the veteran's appeal, finding that the rating reductions for finger strain conditions were proper.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that noncompensable ratings are warranted under DC 5230.
- Claimed conditions
- right ring finger strain, left ring finger strain, right little finger strain, left little finger strain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002430
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Granted
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