The Veteran's claims for full-body osteoarthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma), bilateral upper extremity clinical peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity clinical peripheral neuropathy have all been denied. The Board found no evidence linking any of these conditions to service.,There is no diagnosis of full-body osteoarthritis or active skin cancer disability at this time. No in-service incident, illness, or injury was linked to the Veteran's present disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claims for full-body osteoarthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) were denied because there is no evidence linking any of these conditions to service. The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain an in-service incident, illness or injury to which a present disability may be etiologically linked.,The claims for bilateral upper extremity clinical peripheral neuropathy and bilateral lower extremity clinical peripheral neuropathy were denied because there is no evidence linking any of these conditions to service. The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain an in-service incident, illness or injury to which a present disability may be etiologically linked.
- Claimed conditions
- full-body osteoarthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, skin cancer (squamous cell carcinoma), bilateral upper extremity clinical peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity clinical peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20065793
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