The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of skin cancer and residuals of a left leg injury. The Board found that there is no current evidence of a left leg disability, but conceded that sun exposure during service may have contributed to later skin damage.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient objective evidence of a current left leg disability to grant service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of skin cancer, residuals of a left leg injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0703798
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, Parkinsonism, residuals of skin cancer, actinic keratosis, and non-specific dermatitis based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during active military service.
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