The Board found that the Veteran's current mental health disorder was not present in service or until many years thereafter, and no competent credible evidence linked it to service. The claims for nerve damage of the right upper extremity and increased rating for residuals of a wrist injury are also denied.
The deciding factor: No competent credible evidence linked the Veteran's current mental health disorder to service.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health disorder to include depression, nerve damage of the right upper extremity, residuals of a right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1600741
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for nerve damage of the right upper extremity and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD. The evidence did not support a current neurological disability or impairment related to the right shoulder impingement syndrome, which was already established as service-connected. For PTSD, the Board found that while there were symptoms consistent with a 70% rating, they did not meet the criteria for such a rating due to insufficient occupational and social impairment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right wrist disability and is therefore denied service connection for residuals of a right wrist injury. The back disability claim is remanded due to inadequate opinion in the August 2019 VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the right wrist injury and low back disorder claims, resulting in their dismissal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a right wrist injury, finding that his current condition is related to an in-service injury and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.
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