The Veteran's thoracic spine strain is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it was incurred during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran sustained an in-service injury to his thoracic spine while lifting heavy equipment and placed equipoise on whether this condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189125
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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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