The Board has determined that the Veteran's left elbow fracture residuals are related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were in equipoise, giving the Veteran the benefit of the doubt regarding the relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left elbow fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1105069
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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