The Veteran's service connection claim for basal cell carcinoma is denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or continuity of symptoms since service. The right ankle disorder claim is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma in service and that any current condition was not related to service, including herbicide exposure. For the right ankle disorder, the Board noted insufficient evidence linking the current condition to service, despite the Veteran's assertions.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma, Right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148482
What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and service connection for right knee and right ankle disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for service connection due to a regulatory duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a skin condition, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.
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