The Board granted an effective date of December 29, 2010, for the award of service connection for penetrating muscle injury, left chest wall and surgical scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements in the December 29, 2010 notice of disagreement along with the evidence submitted in support of that notice of disagreement demonstrated an intent to seek entitlement to service connection for the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- penetrating muscle injury, left chest wall, surgical scar, left chest wall, painful surgical scar, left chest wall, neck disability, change in color in the hands, headaches, weakness in the arm and numbness in the fingers, peripheral neuropathy, chest wall, rib fractures, status-post thoracotomy, hypertension, left elbow degenerative joint disease, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22000082
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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