The Board has granted service connection for hair loss, bilateral lower extremity balance issues, blood clots in the legs, upper right and left extremity nerve disorders, and concentration difficulties as they are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the claimed conditions were proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer and its treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- hair loss, loss of balance of the right lower extremity, loss of balance of the left lower extremity, blood clots of the legs, upper right extremity nerve disorder, upper left extremity nerve disorder, loss of ability to focus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24034331
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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