The Veteran's skin condition, including basal cell carcinoma, seborrheic keratosis and hemangioma, is granted as related to his active service.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus or due to exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran’s skin conditions are related to his in-service sun exposure and/or progression from actinic keratosis, which occurred during active service.,The private medical expert concluded that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is more likely caused by exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, skin condition (including basal cell carcinoma, seborrheic keratosis and hemangioma)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19111659
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 19111659.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in both lower legs, due to a service-connected spine condition, is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities as the evidence did not support a link to in-service exposure or other in-service incurrence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), cataracts, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to DMII, all based on lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's conditions did not have their onset in service or within one year of service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for hypertension, tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ will obtain a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.