The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for glaucoma, lipoma, multiple myeloma, melanoma, lung condition (to include asthma and bronchitis), lower back pain, and bilateral leg tingling (to include radiculopathy) are not supported by evidence of a current disability related to service. The Board has therefore denied these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for glaucoma, lipoma, multiple myeloma, melanoma, lung condition (to include asthma and bronchitis), lower back pain, and bilateral leg tingling (to include radiculopathy) are not supported by evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, lipoma, multiple myeloma, melanoma, lung condition (to include asthma and bronchitis), lower back pain, bilateral leg tingling (to include radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21069431
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his lung cancer was related to his service-connected melanoma.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for arrhythmia and a bilateral eye disability, but denied service connection for lipoma.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma pursuant to the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for a direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for glaucoma and macular degeneration, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
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