The Board found that the veteran's fatal metastatic malignant melanoma was not related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, and therefore denied service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and his development of metastatic malignant melanoma.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0602124
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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