The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg limp, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing shortness in the right leg prior to service. The Board also found that there was no medical evidence showing an increase in disability during service.
The deciding factor: There is no clear and unmistakable evidence of a preexisting short right leg prior to service, and no competent medical evidence demonstrating an increase in disability due to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg limp, Short right leg
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0320987
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What this means for you
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