The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been denied. The veteran's PTSD claim is granted to a certain extent, but not at the maximum possible evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of herbicide exposure related to the right rib and kidney removal due to cancer or recurrent shoulder dislocation. The fungus infection claim has no new material evidence submitted. For PTSD, the symptoms do not meet criteria for a higher rating but are sufficient for a 100% evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right rib and kidney removal due to cancer, fungus infection of hands and feet, recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0836673
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- Granted
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