The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran suffers from thoracic outlet syndrome, manifested by right upper extremity paresthesia, which was incurred in or relates to service. As such, the claim for service connection for thoracic outlet syndrome is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise regarding the diagnosis and etiology of the Veteran's claimed condition, leading to a grant of service connection based on the benefit-of-the-doubt principle.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic outlet syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1822867
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thoracic outlet syndrome, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service due to overuse of his arms during deployment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for thoracic outlet syndrome to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the condition existed prior to service and, if so, whether it was aggravated by service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for service-connected cervical strain from February 19, 2023 to September 17, 2023 and a 40 percent disability rating for right ulnar nerve radiculopathy. The claims for service connection for pectoralis minor injury and thoracic outlet syndrome were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and consideration of additional evidence.
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