The veteran's actinic keratosis, a skin condition, was found to have been incurred in service. The issue of service connection for an eye disorder is pending and not addressed by the decision.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence linked the veteran's current skin condition to sun exposure during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Actinic keratosis, Eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0212531
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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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