The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for right leg ulcers. The Board also determined that the veteran's current right leg ulcers are related to his military service, thus granting the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the veteran had a pre-existing condition of right leg ulcers which existed prior to service but was aggravated by service, and therefore granted service connection for the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg ulcers
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0428364
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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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