The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, lymphoma of the left shoulder, respiratory disorder and colon polyps are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence of record demonstrating a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, lymphoma of the left shoulder, respiratory disorder, colon polyps
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1540959
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claims for service connection must be remanded due to inadequate examinations and opinions. The Veteran's skin disorder, respiratory disorder, Crohn's disease, eye disorder, and migraines are all being reviewed again with new medical evaluations.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's skin disability and its relation to his service-connected liver transplant.
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