The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation during service. The evidence now shows that the veteran was exposed to radioactive materials at Hanford, and his basal cell carcinomas are believed to be related to this exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran had been exposed to low levels of radiation from a bomb manufacturing facility (Hanford) during his military service, which is sufficient to reopen his claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0033499
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