Index finger (DC 5153) | VA Rating Tool

Diagnostic Code5153
CategoryThe Musculoskeletal System
SubcategorySingle finger
Also Known AsIndex finger
CFR Section38 CFR § 4.71a
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Rating Criteria
Rating Criteria
20% With metacarpal resection (more than one-half the bone lost)
20% Without metacarpal resection, at proximal interphalangeal joint or proximal thereto
10% Through middle phalanx or at distal joint