The Board has determined that the Veteran's left-sided weakness disorder is related to her active duty for training (ACDUTRA) service in October 1999, and thus grants service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's symptoms began during ACDUTRA service in October 1999 and have persisted since then.
- Claimed conditions
- left-sided weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1208158
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What this means for you
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