The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and a disorder manifested by memory loss are well grounded, and the case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule the veteran for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner should provide an opinion as to whether any current conditions are causally related to exposure to low grade radiation, toxic wastes or the sun in service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0003851
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