Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for various hand conditions due to lack of required symptoms.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the absence of specific symptoms such as a gap between the fingertip and the proximal transverse crease of the palm, amputation, or ankylosis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left hand index finger proximal phalanx fracture with degenerative arthritis, left hand long finger degenerative arthritis, left little finger degenerative arthritis, left ring finger degenerative arthritis, left thumb degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003931
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