The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg and hip condition, finding no current disability. The right wrist ganglion cyst was rated as noncompensable under the old rating criteria.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a diagnosed or identifiable underlying malady or condition related to the claimed left thigh pain, which precludes service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left posterior thigh pain (claimed as left leg and hip disability), right wrist ganglion cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0316273
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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