The Board found that the Veteran did not have a shrapnel fragment wound during service, and therefore could not establish service connection for a scar of the right forearm. The medical evidence showed that an in-service incision to treat a boil did not result in a scar.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence demonstrated that the in-service incision did not lead to a scar, and other alternative etiologies were provided (alcohol-related injuries).
- Claimed conditions
- scar of the right forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1404673
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