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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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA medical records and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's functional loss without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Dismissed
The appeal for entitlement to left hip injury, right hip injury, and right hand injury was dismissed as these issues were not properly appealed. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. A higher disability rating for PTSD prior to February 2024 was also denied. However, the veteran was granted SMC at the housebound rate effective April 5, 2022.
- Granted
The veteran's PTSD rating was increased to 70% and service connection for a right hand injury secondary to PTSD was granted.
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