Partly granted
The veteran's skin cancer is service-connected due to Agent Orange exposure, but the hearing disability rating was not increased.
The deciding factor: The decision on skin cancer was based on a presumption of herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, bilateral hearing disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25002470
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