The Board has granted service connection for the scar below the left eye as the residual of the removal of a basal cell carcinoma, finding that it is likely related to disease or injury incurred in service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran had a cystic lesion under his left eye during service which developed into a basal cell carcinoma. The Board found this condition was likely due to chronic sun exposure and granted service connection based on direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma, Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0016386
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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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