Body system: Musculoskeletal SystemRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.71aDBQ: DBQ MUSC Amputations
DC 5154 covers amputation of the long (middle) finger. The VA rates it at 20% on either hand when the metacarpal bone was resected (more than half of the bone lost), and at 10% on either hand when the amputation is at or above the proximal interphalangeal joint without metacarpal resection (38 CFR 4.71a). The table lists no level for an amputation through the middle phalanx or at the distal joint of this finger.
Rating levels
- 20% — You qualify for this rating if your long (middle) finger was amputated and more than half of the metacarpal bone (the long bone in your hand that connects your wrist to your finger) was also removed during the amputation surgery.
- 20% — You qualify for this rating if your long (middle) finger was amputated and more than half of the metacarpal bone (the long bone in your hand that connects your wrist to your finger) was also removed during the amputation surgery.
- 10% — You qualify for this rating if your long (middle) finger was amputated at or above the middle joint without removal of the hand bone (metacarpal). This includes amputations at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint or higher up toward the hand.
- 10% — You qualify for this rating if your long (middle) finger was amputated at or above the middle joint without removal of the hand bone (metacarpal). This includes amputations at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint or higher up toward the hand.