The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) due to a lack of evidence showing in-service incurrence or aggravation and no credible lay statements establishing a nexus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish an in-service event, injury, or disease related to MGUS, nor was there a credible lay statement linking the condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056970
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is denied. The claim for service connection for bone cancer is also denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for MGUS and right knee disability due to a lack of examinations, which may provide additional evidence on the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) has not manifested to symptomatic multiple myeloma, and thus does not warrant a compensable rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's MGUS is related to herbicide agent exposure, and also for a determination on an initial compensable rating for MGUS.
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