The Veteran's skin cancer was granted service connection as it is related to sun exposure during his military service. However, the residuals of a bump on the head involving status post excision of a dermal acrospiroma of the scalp were denied as there is no credible evidence linking this condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not mention any head injury or skin abnormality. The first documented evidence of an abnormality on his scalp was many years after his separation from active duty, and the nodule was surgically removed in 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Cancer, Residuals of a Bump on the Head Involving Status Post Excision of a Dermal Acrospiroma of the Scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0937163
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