The Board granted service connection for left eyelid skin lesion, squamous cell carcinoma of the left ear, and actinic keratosis of the head, face, shoulders, and neck, but denied service connection for right eye vitreous syneresis and cataracts, left eye vitreous syneresis and cataracts, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, cervical spine disorder, and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected left shoulder disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current left eyelid skin lesion, squamous cell carcinoma of the left ear, and actinic keratosis of the head, face, shoulders, and neck are etiologically related to his active service. The right eye vitreous syneresis and cataracts, left eye vitreous syneresis and cataracts, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, cervical spine disorder, and an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected left shoulder disorder are not etiologically related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment disorder, Left eyelid skin lesion, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals, Squamous cell carcinoma of the left ear, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals, Actinic keratosis of the head, face, shoulders, and neck, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals, Pulmonary hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities, Right dry eye syndrome, to include as secondary to the service-connected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Left dry eye syndrome, to include as secondary to the service-connected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Right eye vitreous syneresis and cataracts, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals, Left eye vitreous syneresis and cataracts, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals, Right hip disorder, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals, Left hip disorder, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals, Cervical spine disorder, to include as due to exposure to toxic chemicals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24000672
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