The Board has vacated the previous denial of service connection for a left thigh injury and reopened the claim, but denied it on the merits.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted after the initial decision provided information about the appellant's current condition and its relation to his in-service injury, which was not previously considered by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Left thigh injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0607816
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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