The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service. Service connection for scars on the middle and fourth fingers of the right hand is granted, but without evidence of neurological impairment.
The deciding factor: The July 2017 VA medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder clearly and unmistakably preexisted service and was not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, scars on the middle and fourth fingers of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1754914
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