The Board found no competent or credible evidence linking the Veteran's current spinal cord damage, partial loss of use of legs and balance difficulties to his service. The claim was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct link between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- spinal cord damage, partial loss of use of legs, balance difficulty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1306617
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