The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left arm fracture was denied as there is no current evidence of a left wrist disability.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence to support the presence of a current disability of the left wrist, which is required for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm fracture, residuals of left arm fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1128753
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