The Board denied service connection for skin cancers, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's skin cancer and his military service or any in-service chemical exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the claimed condition is less likely than not related to service, including but not limited to exposure to tactical herbicide agent(s) and/or chemical(s) utilized in the processing/developing of photographs (black & white and/or color).
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24033123
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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