Amputation of the ring finger at any level.
To support a 20% rating, medical records and surgical operative reports would need to show that more than one-half of the metacarpal bone was removed along with the ring finger. A pathology or surgical report that describes the exact amount of bone resected is especially useful here, as is any post-operative imaging such as X-rays that show how much of the metacarpal remains.
To support a 10% rating, records should document that the amputation occurred at or above the proximal interphalangeal joint, with no significant metacarpal resection. Surgical notes, discharge summaries, and physical examination findings that describe the level of amputation serve this purpose.
For either level, statements from you or people who know you describing how the amputation affects your ability to grip, handle objects, or perform work tasks can help show the functional impact of the loss. If other digits of the same hand are also affected, records documenting those conditions together may influence how VA evaluates the overall hand disability.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
