The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for his left-thigh hematoma was denied, and the appeal is remanded.,Service connection for PTSD is also remanded.
The deciding factor: There are no current medical records addressing the severity of the Veteran's left-thigh condition or whether he has an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD).
- Claimed conditions
- left-thigh hematoma, anxiety disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189897
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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