The Veteran's claim for service connection for memory loss is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service event or injury that led to the disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for lymphoma is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for legal blindness is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for gout is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an in-service event or injury that led to the Veteran's memory loss disability. The Veteran and appellant lack the medical training to determine the etiology of his symptoms.,The VA examiners did not address the Veteran's specific contentions regarding exposure to chemicals, diesel fuel, and service aboard a Navy ship during his lymphoma claim.,The VA examiners did not address the Veteran's specific contentions regarding eye strain while serving aboard a Navy ship during his legal blindness claim.,The VA examiners did not address the Veteran's specific contentions regarding heavy lifting during service during his gout claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Memory loss, Lymphoma, Legal blindness, Gout
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24033458
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Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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