The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain a fracture of the right tibia in service and no current residuals of any such fracture are currently demonstrated. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a current disability or link between service and a current disability
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the right tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1227757
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