The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and Bell's palsy, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted. The Board determined that these conditions were incurred in service.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence provided by the veteran during the appeal period supported his claim of having experienced symptoms related to both a back condition and Bell's palsy while in active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back condition, Bell's palsy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0102736
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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