The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of right arm fractures and residuals of left arm fractures, finding no current disability related to his in-service injuries.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a current disability related to the Veteran's in-service right and left arm fractures.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left arm fracture, residuals of right arm fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1453288
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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