The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, back disability, upper and lower extremity disorders, loss of balance, memory loss, stroke residuals, abdominal aortic aneurysm, cancer of the face (basal cell carcinoma), and duodenal or pancreatic tumor. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have any diagnosed conditions during service, and there is no competent medical evidence showing that any current condition was incurred in service or due to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, back disability (sacroiliitis and spinal stenosis), bilateral upper extremity disorder (neuropathy), bilateral lower extremity disorder (neuropathy, left foot drop, radiculopathy), loss of balance, memory loss, residuals of a stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysm, cancer of the face (basal cell carcinoma), duodenal or pancreatic tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1508159
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