The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left hand injury, described as scars on the left 3rd and 4th fingers. Service connection was also granted for a low back disorder and a skin disorder. However, service connection for PTSD was denied due to lack of diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not find sufficient evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD in the veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of left hand injury (scars), Low back disorder, Skin disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0314161
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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.
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