The Board denied the claim for service connection for skin cancer, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service illness or incident regarding skin cancer and giving the most probative weight to the 2018 VA examiner's opinion. The preponderance of the evidence is against the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence of an in-service illness or incident regarding skin cancer, and gave the most probative weight to the 2018 VA examiner’s opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, otitis media
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145907
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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