The Board found that the veteran's multiple lipomas, including a benign paraesophageal mass, were initially manifested during military service and granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established chronicity of lipoma through continuity of symptomatology from service to present.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple lipomas, benign paraesophageal mass
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0406166
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