The Board found that the Veteran's right hand injury was not due to willful misconduct and granted service connection for residuals of a right hand injury, including cubital tunnel syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the in-service injury did not constitute willful misconduct and established a nexus between the current disability and the in-service incident.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right hand injury, cubital tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19187667
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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