The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The RO denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for chest scars and residuals of multiple rib fractures, but did not assign specific ratings.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for PTSD, as the evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim. The RO denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for chest scars and residuals of multiple rib fractures based on lack of specific medical findings or diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Multiple Rib Fractures, Chest Scars
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1121331
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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