The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a shrapnel wound to the right knee and excision of melanoma due to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran's claim for residuals of a shrapnel wound to the right knee was not supported by medical evidence of a current disability, while his claim for excision of melanoma was denied as there is no direct service connection or new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no competent medical evidence showing a current disability related to either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound to the right knee, excision of melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0407770
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