The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disorders, including contact dermatitis, basal cell carcinoma of the left temple, and squamous cell carcinoma of the left hand, are not related to his military service or inservice exposure to herbicide agents. The Board also found no evidence of a current dental disorder for compensation purposes. Service connection is denied for all issues raised in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records were silent as to any complaints or treatment for skin disorders, and there was no indication of such conditions within the first post-service year. The first documented instances of contact dermatitis, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma are from 2007, over four decades after his separation from military service.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss, loss of teeth (for compensation purposes), skin disorders including contact dermatitis, basal cell carcinoma, left temple, and squamous cell carcinoma, left hand
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1705029
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