The Board has granted service connection for skin cancer. The issues of service connection for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and kidney cancer are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's skin cancer had its onset during or is otherwise related to his period of active service, including exposure to diesel fuel.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- A19000762
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- Dismissed
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