Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues related to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right knee arthritis, and traumatic arthritic conditions of multiple fingers.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for the Veteran's psychiatric disability or any of the other service-connected conditions during the relevant periods.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Right Long Finger Traumatic Arthritis, Right Thumb Traumatic Arthritis, Right Index Finger Traumatic Arthritis, Right Little Finger Traumatic Arthritis, Right Ring Finger Traumatic Arthritis, Right Knee Arthritis with Limitation of Flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088354
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