The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin condition, including his current skin cancer and residuals of skin cancer, is not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's skin condition was present during active service or within one year of separation from active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the Veteran’s skin conditions to his active service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, residuals of skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149613
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What this means for you
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