Does anyone know if or how Actinic Keratosis gets a rating?
I didn't even know what this was until just after I got out. I am a fair skinned red head. I had been seen for severe dry skin on at least one occasion in the last 5 years. No docter ever mentioned to me that these dry flaky spots are precancerous. There is a term that can scare your pants off.
My civilian doctor said, "Has anyone talked to you about those dry spots on your hands and arms?" I said, "No. What are they?" He explained then set up a treatment schedule. Since then I've had 18 spots removed and a chemical skin treatment done to my face. All this started in the first year I was out of the Navy.
My issue is that actinic keratosis does not start over night or even in one year. It takes decades to develop and is caused by prolonged exposure to the sun. Now I worked in submarines, but we always stood topside watch in short sleeves with no shade and no sun screen. Norfolk, VA and southeast, GA get real sunny and hot.
How do I fight for a rating when the condition did not present itself until after I was out?
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Does anyone know if or how Actinic Keratosis gets a rating?
I didn't even know what this was until just after I got out. I am a fair skinned red head. I had been seen for severe dry skin on at least one occasion in the last 5 years. No docter ever mentioned to me that these dry flaky spots are precancerous. There is a term that can scare your pants off.
My civilian doctor said, "Has anyone talked to you about those dry spots on your hands and arms?" I said, "No. What are they?" He explained then set up a treatment schedule. Since then I've had 18 spots removed and a chemical skin treatment done to my face. All this started in the first year I was out of the Navy.
My issue is that actinic keratosis does not start over night or even in one year. It takes decades to develop and is caused by prolonged exposure to the sun. Now I worked in submarines, but we always stood topside watch in short sleeves with no shade and no sun screen. Norfolk, VA and southeast, GA get real sunny and hot.
How do I fight for a rating when the condition did not present itself until after I was out?
Thanks.
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