The Board has determined that the Veteran's right breast cancer, which manifested within one year of her discharge from active service, is service-connected.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a current disability (right breast cancer) and a link between the condition and service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- right breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1132079
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's costochondritis is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for right breast cancer and obstructive sleep apnea are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for right breast cancer, kidney cancer, and sinusitis under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 due to presumptive service connection.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's right breast cancer and right breast partial mastectomy scars were granted increased ratings to 30 percent and 10 percent, respectively. The claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities was denied.
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