The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a dislocation of the right little finger and post-traumatic stress disorder. The decision is final as it relates to the denial of service connection for a left eye disorder in May 1991.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a left eye disorder, which remains denied.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0116573
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, genitourinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, left eye disorder, and right eye disorder.
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