The Veteran's skin cancer of the nose was found to have manifested within one year of separation from service, and is therefore granted service connection. The remaining issues on appeal are not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: Skin cancer of the nose was diagnosed within one year of separation from service and meets the criteria for presumptive service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a).
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer of the nose, infiltrating basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1703813
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