The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a benign meningioma and a head scar related to in-service lightning strikes are granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the Veteran's conditions were caused by his in-service injuries, meeting the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a benign meningioma, head scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26032901
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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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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