The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left wrist ganglion cyst and denied his claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder to include acid reflux.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence submitted by the Veteran raised a reasonable possibility of changing the prior outcome, thus reopening the claim. The Board also determined that the Veteran had a chronic disability due to a left wrist ganglion cyst related to service and denied the claim for gastrointestinal disorder to include acid reflux.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"left wrist ganglion cyst"}, {"condition_name":"gastrointestinal disorder to include acid reflux"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19196857
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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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