[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 38, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 38CFR4.69]



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            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF

 

                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 4_SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Disability Ratings

 

Sec. 4.69  Dominant hand.



    Handedness for the purpose of a dominant rating will be determined 

by the evidence of record, or by testing on VA examination. Only one 

hand shall be considered dominant. The injured hand, or the most 

severely injured hand, of an ambidextrous individual will be considered 

the dominant hand for rating purposes.



(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155)



[62 FR 30239, June 3, 1997]