The Board has granted service connection for labial nerve injury and right elbow disability, finding that the evidence supports these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of a pre-existing condition and that the Veteran's symptoms were related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Labial nerve injury, Right elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100119
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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