The Board granted service connection for right clavicle fracture, right clavicle scar, left knee strain and joint osteoarthritis, and arterioslerotic heart disease (CAD).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were found to be etiologically related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right clavicle fracture, right clavicle scar, left knee strain and joint osteoarthritis, arterioslerotic heart disease (CAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003247
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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