The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable evaluations for his left fourth finger fracture and right hand scar, as well as his service connection claims for residuals of a head injury and sterility. The evidence did not support granting any of these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the veteran had current disabilities related to his claimed conditions or that they were incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left fourth finger proximal phalanx fracture, Right hand scar, Residuals of head injury (claimed as due to service), Sterility, claimed as due to venereal warts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0314488
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and right hand scar, but denied service connection for other claimed conditions including diabetes type II, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disease, obstructive sleep apnea, left shoulder injury, left hand injury, lower back injury, right shoulder injury, upper back injury, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability.
- Denied
The Board denied all initial disability ratings for the veteran's low back, left foot, left little finger, right wrist, tinnitus, and scars disabilities, except for a separate 10 percent evaluation for a painful scar of the back.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a right hand scar to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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