The RO denied the appellant's claims for service connection due to lack of qualifying service.
The deciding factor: Service department verification showed that the appellant's wounds were sustained prior to his recognized guerrilla service, and not during active military service as defined for VA benefits purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a bayonet wound on the left hand, scar on the nape of the neck involving Muscle Group XXIII, scar of the left parietal area
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0523130
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