The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the painful right fifth finger residual laceration scar and dismissed appeals regarding service connection for right knee instability, left knee instability, hypothyroidism, and a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's scar was found to be painful and met the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 7804. The claims for service connection were dismissed as moot due to the grant of a compensable rating for the right fifth finger residual laceration scar, which rendered the appeal for a higher evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities unnecessary.
- Claimed conditions
- right fifth finger residual laceration scar, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, thyroid nodular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084590
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,772 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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