Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 0505620
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran's current right hand and wrist disabilities were related to his service-connected psychiatric disorder or to a service-connected disability. Additionally, there was no valid claim of CUE in the December 1989 rating action for failing to adjudicate a claim for compensation benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hand injury, Right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0505620
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for PTSD, TBI, craniotomy, orbital fracture, facial and scalp scars, radial nerve injury, shrapnel injuries, loss of smell, seizures, right wrist injury, and tinnitus are granted. Additionally, the Veteran is awarded Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for anatomical loss of the left eye.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of the right wrist due to VA treatment is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU, including extraschedular consideration, is denied as a matter of law because he does not have any service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded due to errors in the duty to assist process prior to November 15, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain missing service treatment records, as well as private medical records. A VA examination will be conducted to determine if the appellant's right hand and little finger injuries are related to his active duty training.
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