Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for skin disabilities, to include actinic keratosis and residuals of squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma with scarring, due to exposure to toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs). The claims for vertigo and diabetes mellitus were remanded.
The deciding factor: The April 2025 private medical opinion by Dr. J.Y. was more probative than the May 2024 VA examiner's opinion, leading to a grant of service connection for skin disabilities due to exposure to TERAs.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disabilities, to include actinic keratosis and residuals of squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma with scarring, vertigo, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093347
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