The Board granted service connection for skin cancer due to in-service sun exposure, but denied service connection for thyroid cancer as there is no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's thyroid cancer and his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise regarding the Veteran’s skin cancer being causally related to in-service sun exposure, while the preponderance of the evidence was against finding that the Veteran’s thyroid cancer was causally related to active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, thyroid cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064026
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer, as it was not shown to be chronic in service and did not manifest within the applicable presumptive period.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for skin cancer was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the claim for squamous cell carcinoma was granted.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer, finding a link to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the claims.
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