The Board has granted service connection for an ulnar nerve disability and denied service connection for the residuals of pericarditis. The ulnar nerve disability is due to a repetitive use injury during active duty for training (ACDUTRA). Service connection was not established for the residuals of pericarditis as there is no evidence that it occurred during ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: The Board found that service connection could be granted for the ulnar nerve disability due to a repetitive use injury during active duty, but denied service connection for the residuals of pericarditis because they were not shown to have occurred during active duty training (ACDUTRA).
- Claimed conditions
- ulnar nerve disability, pericarditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081228
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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- Partly granted
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