The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims of service connection for residuals of fractured jaw, residuals of shell fragment wound, right testicle, residuals of shell fragment wound, legs/knees, and residuals of shell fragment wound, right hand. The new evidence submitted is considered material as it relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the merits of these claims.
The deciding factor: The lay statements from the Veteran and fellow soldiers constitute satisfactory lay evidence that the injuries occurred during combat in service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fractured jaw, residuals of shell fragment wound, right testicle, residuals of shell fragment wound, legs/knees, residuals of shell fragment wound, right hand
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1208253
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, was not shown during service or within one year of separation. The Board finds the preponderance of evidence against a finding that this condition is related to service.,Hypertension was not shown in service and did not manifest within one year after discharge. The Board also finds the preponderance of evidence against a finding that hypertension is related to service.
- Denied
The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's residuals of a fractured jaw are related to his active military service.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for onychomycosis of the toenails and residuals of fractured jaw were denied by the Board. The conditions are currently rated at 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran does not have a disability of the jaw attributable to service and TMJ syndrome is also not attributable to service. As such, the claims for service connection were denied.
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