The Veteran is granted service connection for recurrent skin cancer, including as due to herbicide exposure. The Board finds that the current diagnosis of recurrent skin cancer is at least as likely as not related to in-service herbicide exposure.,Service connection for colon polyps is denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a current disability manifested by symptoms of colon polyps.
The deciding factor: The September 2016 VA examination report reflects the Veteran's current diagnosis of recurrent skin cancer, including diagnoses of malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. The VA examiner opined that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent Skin Cancer, Colon Polyps, Diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1800357
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