The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for renal cell carcinoma, cataracts, degenerative speech associated with residuals of gunshot wound to mandible, hernia, type II diabetes mellitus, and epiphora (unilateral). The issue of an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery bypass graft with coronary artery disease has been remanded.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of cataracts or degenerative speech associated with residuals of gunshot wound to mandible, and his epiphora affects only one eye. The Board also found no evidence of service connection for coronary artery bypass graft with coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal cell carcinoma, Cataracts, Degenerative speech associated with residuals, gunshot wound of mandible, Hernia, Type II diabetes mellitus, Epiphora (unilateral), Coronary artery bypass graft with coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18102697
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