The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by shortened right leg and bone cancer, to include secondary to asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively show that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his military service, including as result of in-service appendectomy or asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- shortened right leg, bone cancer, to include secondary to asbestos exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001580
What this means for you
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