The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for his claimed disabilities have been denied due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiners did not review the claims folder, which contained supporting evidence indicating an injury to the veteran's left middle and ring fingers in service. The examiner also failed to provide nexus opinions regarding the onset and etiology of the veteran's current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand injury, back disorder, skin disorder, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0127390
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability to correct an error in not securing an adequate medical opinion.
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