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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20063140
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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