Trigger finger, Dupuytren's contracture, mallet finger, gamekeeper's thumb, joint replacements, arthritis and ankylosis of the digits are documented for VA claims on this 17-page questionnaire. The clinician measures MCP, PIP and DIP motion for every finger and the thumb on both hands, gaps between thumb pad and fingers and between fingertips and palm, grip strength and atrophy, then estimates loss with repeated use and flare-ups.
The Veteran's treating or examining clinician completes all sections for both hands and signs the Section XII examiner's certification. The Veteran's description of flare-ups and functional loss is recorded by the examiner in Section II.
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Hand and Fingers Disability Benefits Questionnaire
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Yes. Both are listed diagnoses, along with swan neck and boutonniere deformities, mallet finger, gamekeeper's thumb, chronic collateral ligament instability, volar plate injury, MCP or PIP prosthetic replacement, ankylosis, several forms of arthritis, gout, tendinitis and tenosynovitis. Each is marked right, left or both.
Section IV rates hand grip on each side on a 0 to 5 scale, from no muscle movement to normal strength. If strength is reduced, the examiner states whether it is due to the claimed condition, then records any muscle atrophy with circumference measurements of the normal and atrophied sides.