The Board has granted service connection for sclerotic changes and vascular calcifications with mild degenerative changes in the left tibial metaphysis, but denied service connection for chondrosarcoma.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's current condition was a progression of his previously service-connected post-operative bone tumor removal, left tibia with bone graft. The Board found no evidence to support the presence of chondrosarcoma and thus denied this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- sclerotic changes and vascular calcifications with mild degenerative changes in the left tibial metaphysis, chondrosarcoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142894
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