The Board has determined that there is no objective evidence of chronic residuals of a groin injury incurred in service, and thus the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a groin injury was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence to support the presence of chronic residuals of a groin injury attributable to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of groin injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0306405
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