The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions and there is no evidence to support an in-service event, injury or disease related to these conditions. Therefore, service connection for lung nodules, liver cysts, prostate gland nodules, and thyroid nodules cannot be established.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any significant medical history related to the claimed conditions. The Board has found no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that could have led to these current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- lung nodules, liver cysts, prostate gland nodules, thyroid nodules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1515823
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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