The Board granted service connection for a bilateral elbow disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition was at least as likely as not caused by his active service.
The deciding factor: The private treating doctor concluded with approximately 90 percent certainty that the Veteran's bilateral elbow disability is a direct result of his work as a diver during service, citing medical literature and the Veteran's history of decompression sickness.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral elbow disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068473
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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