The Board has granted service connection for facial and left elbow scars, but denied service connection for loss of taste and dental disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's in-service injury during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- facial scar (below the left eye), left elbow scar, loss of taste
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142438
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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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