The Board granted service connection for a left-hand disability, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during her period of military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence linking the Veteran’s left-hand condition to service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant, service connection was granted.
- Claimed conditions
- left-hand condition, to include pain and paresthesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064185
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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