The Board has determined that the Veteran's liver hemangiomas, small bowel adhesions, and Peyronie's disease had onset during service and are proximately due to these conditions. As such, the appeal for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's liver hemangiomas, small bowel adhesions, and Peyronie's disease are related to his in-service treatment and are not attributable to any fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- hemangioma of the liver, small bowel adhesions, Peyronie's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1609419
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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