The Veteran's right breast mass and left foot rash, chest pain, and digestive disorder are all found to be related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a diagnosis of fibrocystic breast disease with right breast mass that had its onset during active military service. The Veteran's in-service treatment for right breast pain is also supportive of the claim. For the left foot rash, chest pain, and digestive disorder, the Board finds that these conditions are related to her time in service based on the medical evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- fibrocystic breast disease with right breast mass, left foot rash (claimed as undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness due to Persian Gulf service), chest pain, to include a heart disorder (claimed as undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness due to Persian Gulf service), digestive disorder (claimed as undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness due to Persian Gulf service)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806377
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