The Board denied service connection for residuals of right hand injury and acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD). The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was also denied.,Service connection for the claimed conditions is not granted due to lack of evidence showing a current disability related to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support finding that the appellant has any chronic residuals from his in-service right hand injury or an acquired psychiatric disability related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right hand injury, acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19175410
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, GERD, respiratory disability (COPD), obstructive sleep apnea, and prostate disability. The Board found no current diagnosed disabilities and insufficient evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, effective December 19, 2020.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the motion for revision, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error, of the October 28, 2016, Rating Decision, which denied service connection for residuals of right hand injury.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right hand injury, including carpal boss and neuritis. The decision is based on a finding that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current disability resulted from his active duty service.
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