The Board found no evidence of a left groin disability in service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing an in-service injury or continuity of symptomatology associated with any left groin injury, and the first showing of current left groin problems occurred many years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- left groin pain, chronic left groin pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0729577
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of left groin pain due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further evaluation, including an addendum opinion from a provider regarding whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the February 2006 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for left groin pain and right wrist disability, finding that these conditions are related to her active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The effective date is not specified as no specific effective date was provided.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current groin condition is not related to his service, and denied his claim for service connection.
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