Here is the excerpt from the denial letter. A brief back story....So I had 4 cancerous tumors removed from my head and face leaving significant scars. I'm 35 yrs old. Obviously Skin cancer takes time to develop. I provided a nexus letter with specific examples of extreme and prolonged sun exposure during deployments. My face has nothing to do with my back. This was there response.
"On your recent VA examination, the examiner opined that the claimed condition was less likely than not (less than 50 percent probability) incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury, event, or illness. The following rationale was provided: Upon review of the medical history and service treatment records, the moles noted during the veteran’s active service in 2005 were located on his back and were noted benign at that time. The veteran was diagnosed with skin cancer of the face in March 2018. The malignant moles that were diagnosed as cancer in 2018 were located on the veterans face and not on any moles on the veterans back. There is no documentation in the veteran’s medical records regarding further development of pathology regarding the moles on the veterans back noted during service in 2005. Therefore, a nexus has not been established. The claimed condition was less likely than not (less than 50 percent probability) incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service moles "