The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of brain tumor, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: There are no records prior to 1998 suggesting a diagnosis of brain tumor and no probative opinion linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22070064
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- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of brain tumor and headaches, but denied both claims as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Denied
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