The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and service connection for bone cancer and arthritis of multiple joints, as these conditions were not shown to be related to his service-connected left forearm disorder or incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's bone cancer was secondary to his service-connected left forearm disorder or that any of the claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left forearm disorder, bone cancer, arthritis of multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0904919
What this means for you
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