The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death due to metastatic malignant melanoma, finding that there was no reasonable possibility that the veteran's melanoma or squamous cell skin cancer could be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
The deciding factor: VA medical experts found it unlikely that the veteran's malignant melanoma or squamous cell skin cancer were a result of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Metastatic malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0215205
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