The Board has jurisdiction to review the issues of service connection for PTSD and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a deformity of the distal phalanx of the right 3rd finger. The appeal is granted as to these matters.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted new evidence that bears directly on the issue of service connection for a back disability, which was previously denied due to lack of medical evidence of current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- rash between the legs, muscle pain and fatigue, prostate disorder, pain in the whole body (including legs), hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0020241
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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