The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is due to a documented stressor event during his period of active service. The bilateral hand disorder and hypertension are not considered service-connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the current bilateral hand condition happened after the Veteran left service and was less likely than not caused by the May 1970 injury which had already resolved during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hand Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1326522
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- Denied
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