The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for PTSD and found it plausible, but not well-grounded. The claim for a disability of the right hand is also considered plausible but not well-grounded. Service connection was denied for both conditions due to lack of clear evidence. For the total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability, the veteran's disabilities do not meet the criteria.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not establish that PTSD or a disability of the right hand are service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Disability of the Right Hand
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0006111
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 0 percent for erectile dysfunction and remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as correctable evidence was not obtained and VA examinations were inadequate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and ordered the VA Regional Office (RO) to obtain additional treatment records from the Vet Center. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as PTSD, causes occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective from July 19, 2022. The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection remains pending.
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