The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin disabilities, including seborrheic dermatitis, squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and nodular basal cell carcinoma, are etiologically related to service exposure to sunburn and blisters in service. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by the VA examiner supported the Veteran's contention that his skin disabilities were due to sun damage and herbicide agent exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic dermatitis, squamous cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, nodular basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21065397
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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