The Board found that a chronic disability manifested by bilateral leg pain was neither incurred in nor aggravated by service, and denied the claim.
The deciding factor: Physical examinations did not confirm any physical disability related to the Veteran's reported bilateral leg pain during or after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral leg pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1310676
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