The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and right upper extremity neuropathy were denied. The Board found no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no clinical evidence of any psychiatric disability in the post-service records, nor has there been any competent medical evidence linking such a condition to service or a service-connected disability. For right upper extremity neuropathy, while some weakness and atrophy were noted, there was no definitive diagnosis provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disability, Right Upper Extremity Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1005449
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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