The Board has granted service connection for multiple skin cancers and its residuals, including a scar on the right lower extremity. The effective dates are set at December 5, 2006 for the initial grant of service connection for multiple skin cancers and May 16, 2011 for the scars. The rating assigned is 90% for the multiple skin cancers.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was received on December 5, 2006, which coincided with his initial grant of service connection for multiple skin cancers and its residuals. The effective dates are set based on when these conditions were first recognized by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple skin cancers, Residuals of skin cancer of the head and face including right ear helix, Residuals of skin cancer scar of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1628051
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple skin cancers, finding that the condition originated during active service due to extensive sun exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for further examination to determine the current severity of scars due to skin cancer excisions.
- Granted
The Veteran's painful scars residuals of multiple skin cancers are granted a rating of 20 percent, but no higher. The Veteran's multiple skin cancer residuals remain at a 10 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a skin examination to assess the severity of his multiple skin cancers and their residuals.
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