The Veteran is seeking service connection for gunshot/shrapnel wound residuals of the neck and buttocks. The issues also include entitlement to service connection for right leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, left leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, left shoulder melanoma (claimed as skin cancer), and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD).,The Veteran is seeking service connection for his claimed right leg disorder. The issues also include entitlement to service connection for left leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, left shoulder melanoma (claimed as skin cancer), and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD).,The Veteran is seeking service connection for his claimed left leg disorder. The issues also include entitlement to service connection for right leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, left shoulder melanoma (claimed as skin cancer), and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD).,The Veteran is seeking service connection for his claimed left shoulder melanoma (claimed as skin cancer) and gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD). The issues also include entitlement to service connection for right leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness and left leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for his claimed gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD). The issues also include entitlement to service connection for gunshot/shrapnel wound residuals of the neck and buttocks, right leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, left leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, and left shoulder melanoma (claimed as skin cancer).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's in-service fragment wounds to the neck and buttocks may be associated with his current residuals.,The Veteran's claimed right leg disorder is likely related to his service due to documented complaints of leg pain and numbness since service. The exposure to ultraviolet light during service may also have contributed to his skin cancer diagnosis.,The Veteran's left leg disorders are likely related to his in-service complaints of leg pain and numbness, as well as the September 2007 private physician statement from A. C., M. D. indicating continuity of symptomatology since service.,The Veteran's claimed melanoma is likely related to his in-service exposure to ultraviolet light during service. The September 2007 private physician statement from J. A. Y., M. D. also supports this finding.,The Veteran's GERD is likely related to his documented in-service treatment for ulcers and complaints of dyspepsia and frequent indigestion.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot/shrapnel wound residuals of the neck and buttocks, right leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, left leg disorder manifested by tingling and numbness, left shoulder melanoma (claimed as skin cancer), gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1207985
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