The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left leg injury, as there was no evidence of a chronic disability in service or within many years thereafter, and the diagnosed upper motor neuron lesion of his left lower extremity is not associated with active duty.
The deciding factor: The July 2006 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current condition (upper motor neuron lesion) could not be linked to an in-service injury due to the lack of continuity of treatment and evidence linking the weakness to the in-service incident.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0907759
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a left leg injury but remanded the claim for residuals of a right leg injury. The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran was diagnosed with residuals of a left leg injury related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of residuals from a left leg injury has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a left leg injury, finding that these residuals had their onset in service and are related to his active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg injury residuals is still pending.
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