The VA determined that the Veteran's current skin disorders are not related to his active military service and did not arise due to herbicide exposure. The Board found no evidence of a connection between the Veteran's in-service sun exposure and his current conditions.
The deciding factor: The April 2012 VA examination concluded that the current diagnoses were less likely than not incurred in or caused by service, including the Veteran's in-service sun exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- actinic keratosis, malignant neoplasm of the skin of lower limb, benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, benign neoplasm of skin of lower limb, benign neoplasm of skin of trunk, disturbance of skin sensation, carcinoma in situ of skin, cellulitis and abscess, hemangioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue, history of skin cancer, inflamed seborrheic keratosis, dermatitis, dyschromia, neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin, scar condition and fibrosis of skin, carcinoma in situ of skin of trunk, seborrheic dermatitis, seborrheic keratosis, chronic dermatitis due to solar radiation, squamous cell carcinoma of skin of trunk, ulcer of lower extremity, viral warts, disorder of sebaceous glands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1300392
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of June 8, 2022 for the award of service connection for a skin disability (dermatitis). This decision is based on the receipt of an intent to file dated June 8, 2022.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for actinic keratosis, finding that his condition had its onset during active duty and is related to exposure to harmful sun while deployed in Afghanistan.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis as the appeal is considered duplicative of a previous decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as it did not receive any arguments or evidence from the Veteran and his attorney within the allotted time.
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