The veteran is not entitled to service connection for a mental disorder, but he is entitled to an earlier effective date of August 23, 1990, for the grant of service connection for a left middle finger scar.
The deciding factor: The claim for service connection for a mental disorder was denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted. However, the veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date for the left middle finger scar based on the original claim filed in 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder with psychotic features, left middle finger scar
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0809997
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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