The Veteran's service connection claim for skin cancer is denied. The initial rating claims for residuals of right breast cancer, scar of the right breast, and diabetes mellitus are all denied. The Veteran's diabetic nephropathy with hypertension is rated at 60 percent. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities does not meet criteria for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran’s skin cancer began in service or was otherwise related to herbicide exposure, leading to denial of service connection. For his other conditions, the evidence did not show direct causation from service and no additional symptoms were reported.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Skin cancer"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of right breast cancer"}, {"condition_name":"Scar of the right breast"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes mellitus"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetic nephropathy with hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19188262
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What this means for you
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