The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder including skin cancer, finding that there was no proven exposure to toxic gases or radiation in service and concluding that his current skin problems were not caused by any incident of service.
The deciding factor: There was no confirmed relationship between mustard gas exposure and skin cancer formation, and thus the veteran's claim could not be granted based on service connection for a condition related to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder including skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0413506
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