The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral cataracts, skin cancer, lupus erythematosus, renal cell carcinoma, and lung cancer, all claimed as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim of increased evaluation for coronary artery disease with hypertension was granted but is no longer in appellate status.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish service connection for the conditions on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cataracts, skin cancer, lupus erythematosus, renal cell carcinoma, lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0418042
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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