The Board found that the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is not well-grounded. The claims for skin carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin based on mustard gas exposure are well-grounded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a plausible link between the veteran's current disabilities and his service, except for the well-grounded claim for skin carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin based on mustard gas exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, skin carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0006380
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- Denied
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- Granted
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