Alfie Meadows was knocked unconscious during the protest An investigation has found that police officers did not deny a man access to a hospital during a student protest.
Alfie Meadows, 20, suffered head injuries at the student fees protest in central London on 9 December.
His mother Susan Matthews said police objected to him being treated at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where some injured officers had been taken.
But the Metropolitan Police's Directorate of Professional Standards said the claims had been "disproved".
Mr Meadow's family have been informed of the investigations findings.
Ms Matthews alleged that when her son arrived at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital there was a "stand-off" between police and medical staff in a corridor over where he was treated.
Commander Mark Simmons, head of the Met's directorate of professional standards, said: "This claim has been thoroughly investigated, and subsequently disproved.
"In the same way we would publicise if officers have been found to fall the below high standards required, it is only right that where allegations against police are disproven, we update on it."
The student, who is now recovering from the injuries, was initially treated at Chelsea and Westminster, but was transferred to Charing Cross Hospital where there is a specialist brain injuries unit.
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