The Board denied the claim for service connection for ocular melanoma of the left eye due to exposure to herbicide agents, finding insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no established causal relationship between the Veteran's ocular melanoma and his active service, including any potential exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- ocular melanoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19185537
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