Index or long finger (DC 5229) | VA Rating Tool

Diagnostic Code5229
CategoryThe Musculoskeletal System
SubcategoryLimitation of Motion of Individual Digits
Also Known AsIndex or long finger
CFR Section38 CFR § 4.71a
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Rating Criteria
Rating Criteria
10% With a gap of one inch (2.5 cm.) or more between the fingertip and the proximal transverse crease of the palm, with the finger flexed to the extent possible, or; with extension limited by more than 30 degrees
0% With a gap of less than one inch (2.5 cm.) between the fingertip and the proximal transverse crease of the palm, with the finger flexed to the extent possible, and; extension is limited by no more than 30 degrees