The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sarcoidosis and basal cell carcinoma as there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to his active military service or any alleged exposure to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or non-ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence supporting a link between the veteran's current sarcoidosis and basal cell carcinoma and his active military service, or any alleged exposure to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or non-ionizing radiation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Sarcoidosis, Basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900109
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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