The Board found that the Veteran's cysts on his left palm and retroauricular region were incurred in service, but denied service connection for residuals of heat stroke/exhaustion.
The deciding factor: VA examiners did not find any significant recurrent cysts or residuals of excision of cyst in the left hand at the time of service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1018269
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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