The Board granted service connection for right ulnar neuropathy with an effective date of September 1, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's wrist disability began in service and was diagnosed as right ulnar neuropathy shortly after her discharge from active duty. As her claim was within one year of her discharge, the appropriate effective date for the grant of service connection is September 1, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- right ulnar neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132063
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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