The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's claimed right ankle, lumbar spine, right knee, right hip, right shoulder, right wrist, left wrist, left elbow, and cervical spine conditions based on credible lay statements and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is within approximate balance as to whether each of the Veteran's claimed disabilities had their onset in service, with competent lay testimony supported by a nexus opinion from a private physician.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle condition, lumbar spine condition, right knee condition, right hip condition, right shoulder condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, left elbow condition, cervical spine condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24058044
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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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