The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral upper extremity nerve disorder and PTSD, finding that there is at least as likely as not that these conditions are related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had symptoms of a bilateral upper extremity nerve disorder and PTSD during service and continues to experience them post-service. The Board found this evidence in equipoise with the possibility that these conditions are related to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral upper extremity nerve disorder (paresthesias), posttraumatic-stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100073
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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