The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including irritable colon syndrome, bladder cancer, stomach condition, skin cancer, kidney condition, and hemorrhoids, all of which were deemed not related to active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a link between any of the claimed conditions and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable colon syndrome, bladder cancer, stomach condition, skin cancer, kidney condition, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0637013
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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