The Board has determined that there is no causal relationship between the veteran's visual problems, loss of teeth, and disequilibrium and his service-connected residuals of carcinoma of the right parotid gland. The claims are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find a direct link between the veteran's current conditions and his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Visual Problems, Loss of Teeth, Disequilibrium
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0113248
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