The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand injury and lower back injury, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support these conditions as being related to his military service.,Both injuries are considered direct service connections based on their occurrence during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current disabilities (right hand injury and lower back injury) were at least as likely as not caused by events or conditions in his military service, including specific incidents of injury.,The evidence supported the Veteran's assertions of continuity of symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hand Injury, Lower Back Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24006339
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