The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability, and the medical evidence did not establish a link between any claimed conditions and active service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell carcinoma of the face and chest, squamous cell oral cancer, left arm condition, residual of bone transplant, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and dysthymic disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1420511
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