The Board finds that the veteran's metastatic melanoma and left leg condition are not related to service, including due to herbicide exposure. Therefore, service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's current melanoma or left leg condition to his military service, including any potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic melanoma, left leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0712573
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