The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck injury and cubital tunnel syndrome are at least as likely as not related to service, thus granting service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions indicating a relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his MOS in service, with no clear indication of causation from service events alone.
- Claimed conditions
- neck injury, cubital tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1809298
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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