The veteran's skin cancer was not present during service and is not presumed to have resulted from herbicide exposure. The Board denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's skin cancer did not manifest until many years after service, and there is no evidence linking it to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell, squamous cell, melanocytic nevus types
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0819254
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin cancers, including basal cell, squamous cell, and malignant melanoma, are being remanded for further development due to incomplete foundation of the VA examiner's opinion. The case will be reviewed with an addendum medical opinion from a qualified examiner.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his time in Thailand. The claims for basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma are denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin conditions, including melanoma and basal cell/squamous cell carcinoma, are being remanded for further development due to the need for a supplemental opinion addressing new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
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