The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for lung tumors and granulomas, as well as his claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for sinusitis with postoperative residuals and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current lung tumors, granulomas, sinusitis, or hearing loss and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lung tumors, granulomas
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1102277
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- Granted
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- Denied
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