The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current right foot and heel disorder, atherosclerosis, skin disorder, lipomas and tumors, anal disorder, or stomach disorder that is etiologically related to service. As such, these claims are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking any of the claimed disorders to service or to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Anal Disorder, Atherosclerosis, Lipomas and Tumors, Right Foot and Heel Disorder, Skin Disorder, Stomach Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0502014
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