The Board granted service connection for PTSD, and denied the remaining claims of entitlement to service connection for respiratory problems, left leg weakness, skin rash, upper joint extremity pain, and hemilectomy due to undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence established that the veteran's current conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory problems, Left leg weakness, Skin rash, Upper joint extremity pain, Hemilectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0412201
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Decisions by this judge: 1,012 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, including a compensable rating for hearing loss, right ear, service connection for left ear hearing loss, a low back disorder and a skin rash, and TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent initial disability rating for PTSD, service connection for a skin rash, and TDIU, while denying increased ratings for CAD, service connection for chronic liver disease and sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.
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