The Board has determined that the appellant's solar keratoses (pre-cancerous) of the forehead and scalp, excessive tooth loss with bone loss, and fragile skin with excessive bruising are related to service exposure to ionizing radiation. The claims for these conditions have been granted.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence linked the post-service findings of solar keratoses claimed as skin cancer, tooth disintegration, and bruising of the skin to service due to exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, ulcers, anxiety, hair loss, sternum and rib separation, solar keratoses (claimed as skin cancer), tooth disintegration, bruising of the skin, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0025415
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