The Board has determined that the veteran's fatal melanoma, which caused his death, was likely due to excessive sun exposure during his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: Recent medical evidence linked the veteran's fatal melanoma to his history of sun exposure while on active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0014319
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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