The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an abdominal or leg disorder, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of record noting a current diagnosis of an abdominal or leg disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal pain, left inner leg pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0022017
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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