The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not persuasively weigh in favor of a finding that the Veteran has had a current soft tissue sarcoma disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25035082
What this means for you
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