The Board found that service connection was not granted for a disorder of the pelvis, left arm disorder, sterility, or residuals of frostbite of the left leg as they were not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing chronic symptoms of any condition during service or within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Disorder of the pelvis, Arthritis of the joints of the left arm, Sterility, Residuals of frostbite of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0602270
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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