The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a neck condition due to trauma (claimed as numbness of hands and atrophy of the left hand) are directly attributable to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran sustained a traumatic injury in service which resulted in cervical disc disease and associated ulnar neuropathy of the left hand. The Board finds that these residuals are directly related to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Melanoma, Residuals of Neck Condition (claimed as numbness of hands and atrophy of the left hand)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120085
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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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