The Veteran is granted service connection for breast cancer and transverse myelitis, both of which are found to have originated during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's breast cancer was manifested within one year after her discharge from active service and that her transverse myelitis began during active service due to an in-service fall. Both conditions were found to be related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- breast cancer, transverse myelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1031197
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