The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability and denied his claim for skin cancer, which he claimed was due to sun exposure. The decision also noted that the veteran is seeking outpatient dental treatment but this issue has been referred to the RO.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish new and material evidence to reopen the claim for a dental disability, nor could it be shown that the skin cancer was related to service or sun exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental disability, Skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0614290
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw her appeal for service connection for a dental disability, and the Board granted this request.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and other statutory and regulatory duties. The appellant is not provided with proper notice for a cause of death claim, and further development is needed regarding herbicide agent exposure and radiation exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for a dental disability is denied, but he is granted eligibility for outpatient dental treatment.,The Veteran's noncompensable dental condition resulting from service trauma is found to be eligible for VA treatment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's skin cancer and actinic keratoses are found to be related to his military service, specifically sun exposure as a lifeguard. The Board has granted the claim for service connection.
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