The Board has determined that there is a reasonable doubt about whether the Veteran's current chronic strain of the thoracic spine had its onset in or is otherwise related to active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s chronic strain of the thoracic spine had its onset in or is otherwise related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic strain of the thoracic spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19123804
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.
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