The Board has determined that the veteran's current right hand disorder, specifically neurologic impairment, was incurred in service. The claims for an ear disorder (including tinnitus) and PTSD are remanded due to incomplete records.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed a current right hand disability as a result of an injury sustained during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand disorder, ear disorder (including tinnitus), post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0603206
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection and rating claims.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for increased ratings and denied a compensable rating for right shoulder scars, while remanding several other issues including service connection for a right hand disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right hand disorder, left hand disorder, and sleep apnea as well as higher ratings for GERD with esophagitis, BPPV, right hip strain, left hip strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral spine strain, cervical strain, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
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