The Veteran seeks service connection for pelvic and left thigh pain, which he claims is related to an in-service injury. The VA examiner found the condition less likely than not incurred in or caused by his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that there was insufficient evidence to link the current pelvic and left thigh pain to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Pelvic pain, Left thigh pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1718815
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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