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
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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