The Board granted service connection for skin cancer and lip cancer, but denied service connection for a disorder manifested by systemic disturbances, bradycardia, sarcoma, a disorder manifested by neurologic injury, to include toe and nerve injury, and peripheral vascular disease. The claim for a bowel disorder and hypertension was remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin cancer and lip cancer were related to in-service exposure to UV light, while the other claimed conditions did not have current diagnoses or evidence of a nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, lip cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040845
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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