The VA determined that the veteran's groin injury was not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic condition which began in military service or was caused by some event or experience in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0302493
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,710 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for low back injury, groin injury, arthritis (claimed as rib cage injury), and left side nerve damage (claimed as side injury) due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's right thigh, hip, or groin injuries. The Veteran is also requesting clarification on in-service notations that may be incorrect.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a groin injury is denied, and his applications to reopen claims of service connection for COPD and lumbar spine disorder are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a groin injury is granted. The Board found that the Veteran had a current disability, experienced an in-service event or incurrence of his groin injury, and linked the injury to service.
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