The Board has determined that the veteran's ovarian cancer, cardiac disability (coronary artery disease), paresthesias in the extremities (peripheral neuropathy), and headaches (migraine headaches) are not service-connected. The evidence does not establish a nexus between these conditions and her military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current diagnoses and her military service, particularly given the speculative nature of the statements made by the private physicians.
- Claimed conditions
- Ovarian cancer, Cardiac disability (coronary artery disease), Paresthesias in the extremities (peripheral neuropathy), Headaches (migraine headaches)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0733296
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