The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that neither a disability shown in service nor a service-connected disability caused or contributed to his demise.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the Veteran’s metastatic melanoma was related to his military service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Metastatic Melanoma of Adrenal Gland, Residuals of Ruptured Anterior Cruciate and Medial Collateral Ligament of Left Knee, Status Post Closed Fracture and Dislocation of Right Elbow with Degenerative Changes of the Ulnar Joint (Major), Left Ear Tinnitus, Scars Over Bridge of Nose into Eyebrows on Right Oral Commissure Area Below Each Eye and Tracheostomy Scar, Closed Fracture and Dislocation of Left Wrist (Major), Open Fracture and Dislocation of Right Wrist with Well-Healed Scar (Major), Status Post Fracture of Right Thumb (Major), Spondylosis and Degenerative Changes of Cervical Spine at C5-C7 Level with History of Cervical Strain, Severe Left Ear High Frequency Hearing Loss, Status Post Fracture of Zygoma and Orbital Ridges of Maxilla and Mandible with Reconstruction of Frontal Sinuses, Healed and Closed Larynx Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1314102
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