The appeal for service connection for PTSD is dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.,Service connection for headaches is granted based on a current diagnosis and onset during active service.,Service connection for cervical strain is granted as it had its onset in service and symptoms have been continuous since then.,The appeal for service connection for right hip strain is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease.,The appeal for service connection for left hip strain is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease.,The appeal for service connection for right knee strain is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease.,The appeal for service connection for left knee strain is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease.,The appeal for service connection for right shoulder strain is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease.,The appeal for service connection for left shoulder strain is denied due to lack of evidence of an in-service injury or disease.,For the initial rating period from May 9, 2023, a compensable (10 percent) disability rating for residuals of a right-hand fracture is not granted.

The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely file a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Form 10182, and good cause has not been shown that would permit the Board to extend the time for filing a VA Form 10182 with respect to the issue of service connection for PTSD.,Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the criteria for service connection for headaches are met based on current diagnosis and onset during active service.,Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the criteria for service connection for cervical strain are met as it had its onset in service and symptoms have been continuous since then.,There was no in-service right hip injury or disease that could be linked to the current disability.,There was no in-service left hip injury or disease that could be linked to the current disability.,There was no in-service right knee injury or disease related to right knee strain that could be linked to the current disability.,There was no in-service left knee injury or disease that could be linked to the current disability.,There was no in-service right shoulder injury or disease that could be linked to the current disability.,There was no in-service left shoulder injury or disease related to left shoulder strain that could be linked to the current disability.,Current right and left shoulder disorders are not related to in-service events.

Claimed conditions

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Headaches, Cervical strain, Right hip strain, Left hip strain, Right knee strain, Left knee strain, Right shoulder strain, Left shoulder strain, Residuals of a right-hand fracture

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 10, 2025

Citation

A25021563

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