The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased the evaluation of residuals of a comminuted fracture of the right wrist with fasciotomy and degenerative joint disease to 40 percent, and increased the evaluation of partial ulnar nerve palsy of the right hand to 40 percent. The initial compensable evaluation for residual scarring of the right arm has also been granted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's schizoaffective disorder was found to have its onset during service and is considered a new and material finding that warrants service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (Schizoaffective Disorder), Partial Ulnar Nerve Palsy of the Right Hand, Residual Scarring of the Right Arm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0722212
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, mood disorder and/or schizoaffective disorder, as well as substance and/or alcohol use disorder secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other mental health condition during service or within one year post-service, and there is no credible supporting evidence that the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors occurred.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically schizoaffective disorder, is rated at a 70 percent disability rating. The Board has also granted entitlement to TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's schizoaffective disorder, diagnosed during his active duty service from March 1980 to December 1981, is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
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