The Board found that the Veteran's skeletal conditions, including knees, fractured ribs, a scarred lung, and hip, are not related to service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not show any specific diagnoses for these conditions, and there was no medical evidence linking them to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Knees, Fractured Ribs, Scarred Lung, Hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1306079
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