The Board has granted service connection for status post ganglion cyst excision of the left wrist and genital herpes, finding that these conditions were incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: Service records show treatment for ganglion cysts on the left wrist and a history of genital herpes during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- status post ganglion cyst excision of the left wrist, genital herpes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0404820
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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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