The Board granted service connection for pruritus of the bilateral forearms and squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinomas of the head and face, status post excision, residual scars of right jaw and left cheek (claimed as squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinomas of the head and face, seborrheic keratoses: face and scalp), but denied a compensable evaluation for the latter condition from August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it was at least as likely as not that both conditions had onset during service based on medical opinions and conceded favorable findings regarding the Veteran's exposure to Gulf War environmental hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- pruritus of the bilateral forearms, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinomas of the head and face, status post excision, residual scars of right jaw and left cheek (claimed as squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinomas of the head and face, seborrheic keratoses: face and scalp)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021250
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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