SQL Server: CASE WHEN OR THEN ELSE END => the OR is not supported

The OR in the WHEN clause of a CASE statement is not supported. How can I do this?

CASE ebv.db_no 
    WHEN 22978 OR 23218 OR 23219 THEN 'WECS 9500' 
    ELSE 'WECS 9520' 
END as wecs_system 

That format requires you to use either:
CASE ebv.db_no 
  WHEN 22978 THEN 'WECS 9500' 
  WHEN 23218 THEN 'WECS 9500'  
  WHEN 23219 THEN 'WECS 9500' 
  ELSE 'WECS 9520' 
END as wecs_system 

Otherwise, use:
CASE  
  WHEN ebv.db_no IN (22978, 23218, 23219) THEN 'WECS 9500' 
  ELSE 'WECS 9520' 
END as wecs_system 
ASE
  WHEN ebv.db_no = 22978 OR 
       ebv.db_no = 23218 OR
       ebv.db_no = 23219
  THEN 'WECS 9500' 
  ELSE 'WECS 9520' 
END as wecs_system 


CASE WHEN ebv.db_no  IN (22978, 23218, 23219) THEN 'WECS 9500' 
  ELSE 'WECS 9520' 

END as wecs_system 



You can use one of the expressions that WHEN has, but you cannot mix both of them.


WHEN when_expression

Is a simple expression to which input_expression is compared when the simple CASE format is used. when_expression is any valid expression. The data types of input_expression and each when_expression must be the same or must be an implicit conversion.


WHEN Boolean_expression

Is the Boolean expression evaluated when using the searched CASE format. Boolean_expression is any valid Boolean expression.



You could program:

1.
    CASE ProductLine
            WHEN 'R' THEN 'Road'
            WHEN 'M' THEN 'Mountain'
            WHEN 'T' THEN 'Touring'
            WHEN 'S' THEN 'Other sale items'
            ELSE 'Not for sale'

2.
    CASE
            WHEN ListPrice =  0 THEN 'Mfg item - not for resale'
            WHEN ListPrice < 50 THEN 'Under $50'
            WHEN ListPrice >= 50 and ListPrice < 250 THEN 'Under $250'
            WHEN ListPrice >= 250 and ListPrice < 1000 THEN 'Under $1000'
            ELSE 'Over $1000'
          END
But in any case you can expect that the variable ranking is going to be compared in a boolean expression.