The Board has determined that the Veteran's residual scars of the right leg are due to an injury sustained during military service and affords the full benefit of doubt in his favor, granting him service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided consistent testimony about injuring his right leg during military service while working on a telephone pole, which led to scarring. The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise, including the Veteran's credible and competent testimony regarding the injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scars of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0940412
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