The Veteran's bilateral sacroiliitis is related to his duties as a martial arts instructor during active duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by private physicians supported the claim that the Veteran's current bilateral sacroiliitis disability was caused by injuries sustained during service due to his MOS as a martial arts instructor.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral sacroiliitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132931
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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