The Board has granted service connection for skin cancer, including multiple affected body parts, and left elbow scar. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange) in Vietnam is presumed, and his current skin conditions are considered related to this exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during service and developed multiple skin cancers that are deemed presumptively associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer (scalp, back, chest, right arm, face), left elbow scar
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127251
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
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