The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left breast disability due to lack of current evidence and because there is no indication in the record that the Veteran has a current disability related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing a current diagnosis or residuals of a left breast disability, and the Veteran's assertions are not sufficient to establish such a condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left breast disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22048293
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