The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multinodular goiter and benign prostate hypertrophy as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service diagnosis or treatment of either condition, and any post-service onset occurred more than six years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- multinodular goiter, benign prostate hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604271
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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