The Board found that the Veteran's left hamstring disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that there was no evidence linking the current left hamstring strain to the Veteran's military service or any incident therein, including ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- left hamstring disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1330516
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left hamstring disability was dismissed as the Veteran opted into the Appeals Modernization Act review system within the required timeframe.
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