The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current multiple sclerosis and his disability is now diagnosed as a hemangioma. The symptoms he experienced during active duty for training are considered to be unrelated to the onset of his current condition, which was first noted in 1981 after discharge from service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the appellant's symptoms were related to his active duty for training and instead indicated they began many years later.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemangioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0734262
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