The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of the left great toe is service-connected, as it was incurred during his active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran consistently reported and provided credible evidence linking his current diagnosis of arthritis to an in-service incident, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1210970
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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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