The Board granted service connection for left leg numbness and left lower extremity neurological dysfunction as secondary to residuals of a left thigh boil removal.
The deciding factor: The benefit of the doubt rule was applied, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran based on his lay statements and the private evaluation's conclusion that the condition is related to the service-connected scar from the boil removal.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg numbness, left lower extremity neurological dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052678
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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