The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, fractures of the right hand and fingers, head injury, dislocated jaw, neck injury, fractured right ankle, and black widow spider bite. The Board found no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between any claimed in-service stressors or injuries and current diagnoses of the conditions at issue.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), residuals of a fractured right hand, residuals of a head injury, residuals of a dislocated jaw, residuals of a neck injury, residuals of a fractured right ankle, residuals of a black widow spider bite, respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1224550
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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