The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin lesions, including basal and squamous cell carcinomas. The cancers were not found to be related to military service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence linking the Veteran's squamous/basal cell carcinomas to his military service, including herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin lesions, basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24034682
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