The Board denied service connection for right eye pterygium, status post resection; status post hysteroscopy with dilatation and curettage; and breast cancer. The appeal was remanded for further action on the intestinal disability, right elbow disability, and right hand disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current disabilities related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions or any other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye pterygium, Status post hysteroscopy with dilatation and curettage, Breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001647
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, asthma, and breast cancer to obtain outstanding service treatment records.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for breast cancer under the PACT Act, reopened and granted service connection for right ankle sprain and bilateral plantar fasciitis, denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, and denied a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied a compensable rating for right eye pterygium and remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and a right foot disability.
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