The Board granted service connection for skin cancers, to include squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma, based on the evidence showing a current diagnosis of skin cancer and exposure to sun during ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted due to the positive nexus opinion from the Veteran's treating dermatologist linking the skin cancers to his in-service sun exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancers, to include squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058894
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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