The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a retained foreign body in his back, and therefore, service connection for an upper back condition secondary to shrapnel wounds with retained foreign bodies is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a retained foreign body or shrapnel wound residuals found in the medical records, and the claimant's assertions are not supported by credible evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- upper back condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0700984
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.
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