The Veteran's claim for the recognition of his service dog under 38 C.F.R. § 17.148(c)(2) is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service dog meets the requirements under 38 C.F.R. § 17.148(c)(2), as it was obtained prior to September 5, 2012, completed training prior to September 5, 2013, and has been certified by an organization in existence before that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24065396
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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