The Board granted service connection for skin cancer and remanded several claims, including tinea versicolor, deviated septum, left arm triceps condition, loss of use of fingers on the left hand, and sleep disability for further review.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's skin cancer was caused by environmental exposures during his active military duty. For other conditions, new and relevant evidence has been received to reopen the claims, but service connection is not warranted based on the current evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea versicolor, deviated septum, left arm triceps condition, loss of use of fingers on the left hand, sleep disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039618
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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