The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability due to broken ribs or right wrist injury, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no objective evidence of a current disability in either condition during the examination and treatment records provided.
- Claimed conditions
- broken ribs, right wrist injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0613566
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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