The Board has granted service connection for residuals of basal cell cancer and assigned a grant disposition to the issues regarding initial ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left knee with chondritis and right knee with chondritis.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on medical opinions linking the Veteran's current basal cell cancer to his in-service sun exposure, which is presumed due to military service duties. The initial ratings for the knees were granted as well, with a grant disposition.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell cancer, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee with chondritis, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee with chondritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1240698
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