The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin cancer is related to an incident of service, and therefore grants the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The June 2014 private examiner found a strong likelihood that the Veteran's skin cancer was caused by exposure during service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20045246
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