The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for right breast cancer is not well grounded, and thus denied.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's right breast cancer to her active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0019654
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right breast cancer, kidney cancer, and sinusitis under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 due to presumptive service connection.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's right breast cancer and right breast partial mastectomy scars were granted increased ratings to 30 percent and 10 percent, respectively. The claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities was denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right breast cancer was denied in December 2020, but the effective date was backdated to March 16, 2022 when she filed a supplemental claim. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is March 16, 2022 and denied an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right breast cancer and right upper extremity lymphedema due to potential Agent Orange exposure during her Vietnam service.
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