The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder. Service connection for residuals of cold injury to the upper extremities is denied as there is no evidence of chronic disability in service or continuity of symptomatology thereafter. The Board grants service connection for residuals of cold injury to the lower extremities, but notes that not all symptoms are attributable to this condition. Service connection for dermatitis, to include skin disorder of allergic nature, is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder. The veteran's complaints and findings do not meet the criteria for service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Dermatitis, To Include Skin Disorder of Allergic Nature, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Residuals of Cold Injury to the Lower Extremities, Residuals of Cold Injury to the Upper Extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0307606
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, as it needs a medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition prior to October 16, 2023.
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