The Board found that the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions were not well grounded, as there was no competent evidence associating any current disabilities with his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- scars of the right leg and buttocks, Hodgkin's disease, scars on the ears and neck, a node behind the left ear, an eye disorder, a cardiovascular disorder manifested by a heart murmur and fluttering, a back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0003455
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a disability claimed as depleted uranium and remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, an eye disorder, a prostate disorder, and a gastrointestinal disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for restrictive lung disease was remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and various increased rating claims, as well as effective date claims, while remanding the claim for service connection for Hodgkin's disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Hodgkin's disease. The Board found that the VA did not adequately address the veteran's claimed exposures and symptoms.
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