The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a fractured nose, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder (diagnosed as adjustment disorder with depressed mood), finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient evidence in the record to support the veteran's claims for service connection based on a showing of disease or injury incurred during service, including through boxing activities and injuries sustained while serving on active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fractured nose, migraine headaches, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0313020
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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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