The Board granted service connection for basal cell skin cancer, to include residuals of a scar, based on the appellant's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his active service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted after resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant and considering both negative and positive nexus opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell skin cancer, to include residuals of a scar
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037228
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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