The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for lumps and lesions of the skin, sterility, and loss of concentration. The Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service is conceded.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current skin condition and his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- lumps and lesions of the skin
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1309972
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