The Veteran's service connection claims for loss of teeth, bladder injury/voiding dysfunction, brain disease due to trauma, and skin cancer have been denied.,The Veteran's increased rating claim for avascular necrosis of the right hip has been denied.,The Veteran's increased rating claim for avascular necrosis of the left humeral head has been denied.,The Veteran's increased rating claim for dysthymic disorder has been denied.,The reduction of the Veteran's rating for diffuse large cell lymphoma of the left testicle with orchiectomy from 100% to noncompensably disabling was not made in compliance with applicable due process laws and regulations.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not relate any of the claimed conditions to service.,The evidence does not relate avascular necrosis of the right hip, left humeral head, or dysthymic disorder to service-connected disabilities.,The reduction from 100% to noncompensably disabling was not made in compliance with due process laws and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of teeth, bladder injury/voiding dysfunction, brain disease due to trauma, skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1123761
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation and service connection was denied due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for brain disease due to trauma as it was untimely filed. The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis.
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