The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151, service connection for renal cell carcinoma, dermatitis, memory loss, diabetes mellitus, type II, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of service connection based on direct service connection or secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- incisional hernia, renal cell carcinoma, dermatitis, memory loss, diabetes mellitus, type II, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1531188
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Related decisions
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The decision finds that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma is remanded due to the lack of a reasoned medical explanation connecting the facts of his case.
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