The Board has determined that the veteran incurred dyssomnia during active military service and his claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right hand injury is plausible. However, there is no competent medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's alleged acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and his period of active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- dyssomnia, right hand injury, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0006021
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