The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a crushed left hand and arm, finding that his current disabilities are related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current disabilities had their clinical onset in service and were related to his in-service injury based on the Veteran's testimony and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a crushed left hand and arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24034399
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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