The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral leg disability, including residuals of bilateral leg fractures, was not incurred in or aggravated by her active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any injury to the veteran's legs during service and no continuity of symptomatology after service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disability, residuals of bilateral leg fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0608024
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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