The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an initial evaluation higher than 30 percent for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type and service connection for residuals of an injury of the right hand with partial amputation of the middle finger, claimed as secondary to his service-connected schizoaffective disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence supporting a higher evaluation or service connection based on the secondary theory.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, residuals of an injury of the right hand with partial amputation of the middle finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0323352
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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