The Board denied service connection for a skin disability, finding no probative medical evidence that the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicides directly caused or is currently aggravating his basal cell carcinoma skin disability.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the Veteran’s presumed exposure to herbicides and his basal cell carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20054537
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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