The Veteran was granted service connection for colonic diverticulosis, but denied for skin cancer of the nose and skin rashes.,Service connection for colonic diverticulosis is established as it occurred during active duty. The Veteran's basal cell carcinoma of the nose is not related to his military service due to lack of in-service diagnosis or continuity of symptomatology.,The Veteran was denied service connection for skin cancer of the back and skin rashes (tinea versicolor and dermatitis of the chest). His skin rash claim as it relates to the groin area had already been addressed. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The colonic diverticulosis was diagnosed during active duty, meeting the requirement for presumptive service connection.,There is no evidence of a diagnosis or continuity of symptomatology related to the basal cell carcinoma of the nose that occurred outside of active duty.,Service connection cannot be established as there is no in-service disease or injury and no relationship between current conditions and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- colonic diverticulosis, basal cell carcinoma of the nose, skin rashes (tinea versicolor and dermatitis of the chest)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18124765
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