The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, a throat condition, residuals of pneumonia and renal cell carcinoma as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that any currently diagnosed conditions had their origins in service or were etiologically related to service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- sinus disorder, throat condition, residuals of pneumonia, renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0813708
What this means for you
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