The Board granted service connection for a scar, burn, right hand and forearm due to the disabling effect of numbness but denied increased ratings for PTSD with alcohol abuse, scar, burn, right hand and forearm, postoperative graft, and painful keloid/burn scar right hand and forearm.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with alcohol abuse, scar, burn, right hand and forearm, postoperative graft, painful keloid/burn scar right hand and forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003435
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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