The Board has determined that the veteran's injuries sustained in a March 1973 motor vehicle accident were not incurred during or as a result of his National Guard service. As such, the claims for service connection for the residuals of a fractured rib and left pneumothorax are denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found it may not be presumed that the March 10, 1973 accident occurred on a day on which the veteran had inactive duty training, thus the injuries sustained in that accident were not causally related to his National Guard service.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured rib, left pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0826602
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