The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a chest condition and granted it, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the current disability was caused by or incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current disability was caused by or incurred in service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- chest condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20063140
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chest condition as there is no current diagnosis of such a disability and the Veteran did not have symptoms causing functional impairment of earning capacity.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertensive heart disease, chest condition, left arm condition, right arm condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder are all granted.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection and a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for venereal warts was dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The Board also remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for chest condition.
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