The Veteran's melanoma was not present during service or for many years thereafter, is not among the identified conditions associated with exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service, and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's melanoma did not manifest during service or for several decades thereafter, and there is no scientific or medical evidence linking it to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1618593
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