The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand disability and acquired psychiatric disability, including depression and anxiety, are not related to his military service or a service-connected condition. As such, these claims have been denied.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his military service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Disability, Acquired Psychiatric Disability (including Depression and Anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1022554
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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