The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for post-operative residuals of a neck tumor, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service. The Board also noted that the cancer did not manifest within one year of service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's current neck tumor and his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- neck tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1732393
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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