The Veteran's claim for service connection for a groin injury is granted. The Board found that the Veteran had a current disability, experienced an in-service event or incurrence of his groin injury, and linked the injury to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had a current disability (groin pain), experienced an in-service event (being hit by an ammo trailer), and linked the injury to service based on the Veteran's testimony and credible lay evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin injury, Groin pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150421
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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