The Board has determined that there is at least as much evidence to support the claim of service connection for basal cell carcinoma of the face, and therefore grants the claim.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by a VA specialist concluded that the Veteran likely sustained significant sunburns during his period of active service, which contributed to the development of his basal cell carcinoma. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell carcinoma of the face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1330996
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for superficial squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp and basal cell carcinoma of the face, as well as laryngitis. The case is now pending with the RO for further action.
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