The Board denied service connection for skin cancer as there was no evidence of a diagnosis within the presumptive period and no continuity of symptomatology. The Veteran's current diagnoses were considered to be malignant tumors, but he did not have a diagnosis of a chronic disease such as skin cancer during service or within one year after separation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran was not diagnosed with skin cancer until years after separation from service and there was no continuity of symptomatology. The Board found that his current diagnoses were considered to be malignant tumors, but he did not have a diagnosis of a chronic disease such as skin cancer during service or within one year after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell cancer, basal cell cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1810854
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