The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including a skin disability, bilateral foot disability, eye disability, kidney disability, and colon cancer. The Board also denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his active service or caused by a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin disability, Bilateral foot disability, Eye disability, Kidney disability, other than nephropathy, Colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001056
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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