The Board granted service connection for a skin disability (other than basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, and contact dermatitis) based on the Veteran's in-service sun exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a nexus between the Veteran's in-service sun exposure and his diagnosed seborrheic keratosis.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability (other than basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis, and contact dermatitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25005554
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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