The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg injury cannot be granted as there is no evidence of an in-service injury and no competent medical evidence linking any current condition to service.
The deciding factor: There was no documented injury to the right leg during military service, and the VA examiner's opinion regarding residuals of a right leg injury was based on unsubstantiated self-reported history from the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Leg Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0629836
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