Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left temple actinic keratosis, finding that there is no evidence of a causal relationship between the condition and his active duty toxic exposures.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it is less likely than not that the Veteran's actinic keratosis is related to his in-service toxic exposures, citing medical literature showing that skin keratoses typically develop from a lifetime of exposure to the sun. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left temple actinic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010896
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