The veteran's skin conditions, including squamous cell carcinoma and cysts, were not shown to be related to service or herbicide exposure. The lung disability and hearing loss disabilities are also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a chronic skin disorder in service or any continuity of symptomatology post-service that would support direct service connection. Asbestos exposure and herbicide exposure have not been established, and the veteran's current conditions do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Cancer, Epidermal Cysts, Interdermal Nevus, Common Warts, Seborrheic Keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0834920
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