The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and bladder cancer. The claim for skin cancer was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence, while the claim for bladder cancer was denied outright.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran had either condition during service or within one year after separation from service, nor could it link these conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1035342
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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