The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, was not incurred in service and denied service connection. The claim for tinnitus was granted. The reopening of a claim for service connection for a skin rash (other than skin cancer) is considered but no decision on this issue was made.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's skin cancer could not be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, as there was no reasonable possibility it began during or was caused by such exposure. The tinnitus claim was granted based on in-service noise exposure. The reopening of a previous claim for a skin rash (other than skin cancer) is considered but the decision on this issue remains pending.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0209378
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- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for skin cancer and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not support a causal relationship to active military service.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
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