The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for stress fractures of both her left and right tibia, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence of current diagnoses or a link between the claimed stress fractures and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the left tibia, stress fracture of the right tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639436
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's left tibia disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent, as it was not productive of more than moderate knee and ankle disabilities.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for various conditions, including his lumbar spine and shoulder disabilities, have not been met under the applicable rating criteria.
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