The Veteran's left upper extremity scar, stomach/torso scars, and residuals of a collapsed lung are all found to be related to his service. The Board has granted the claims for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his service, meeting one of the criteria for service connection (direct relationship).
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity scar, stomach/torso scar, residuals of a collapsed lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22061565
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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.
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