The Board denied service connection for actinic keratosis, remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypothyroidism, and benign intestinal neoplasm to obtain additional medical evidence, and found no basis to grant service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures or his military service in general. The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's actinic keratosis is less likely than not related to his confirmed TERA exposures, and there is no medical evidence linking the other conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- actinic keratosis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypothyroidism (thyroid condition), benign intestinal neoplasm, to include resection of the large intestine and diverticular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25107801
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