The Board has determined that the Veteran's antithrombin III deficiency and chronic pulmonary embolism are related to service, granting his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on evidence showing a direct relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- antithrombin III deficiency, chronic pulmonary embolism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1421991
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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