The Board granted the veteran's claims for service connection for Bell's palsy and internal derangement of the left knee, but denied his claims for vision impairment and lung condition. The decision is pending on remand.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the lung disorder to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- internal derangement, left knee with medial relations, vision impairment, Bell's palsy, lung condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0602955
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.
What you can do next
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