The Board has denied service connection for rectal cancer and remanded the issues of service connection for HIV, bilateral hip disability, and residuals of myocardial infarctions. The decision on rectal cancer is denied as there was no in-service event related to the condition.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing an in-service event or injury that could be linked to the Veteran's current diagnosis of rectal cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal cancer, HIV, bilateral hip disability, residuals of myocardial infarctions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22047696
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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