The Veteran's claims for service connection, increased ratings, and effective dates were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for skin cancer or an increase in rating for his pilonidal cyst and residual operative scar.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran’s current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin cancer, Pilonidal cyst and residual operative scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176296
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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