The Veteran's left leg disability and chest injury are both granted as service-connected, with the left leg receiving a noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: VA medical examination confirmed that the current left leg disability is related to an in-service motor vehicle accident during ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg injury, chest injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21024112
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The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory condition, otitis externa, gastroenteritis, a sleeping disorder, and a left leg injury as the evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.
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