Chronic solar skin damage

Soft tissue sarcoma - Chronic solar skin damage Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 20 August 2008.

Investigative Documents

Medical Report - Chronic Solar Skin Damage - Soft Tissue Sarcoma [MR9195]

Preliminary questions [27809]

30707

there is some evidence that chronic solar skin damage may be a factor in the development of the condition under consideration.

27810 the condition under consideration is a cutaneous atypical fibroxanthoma.

27811

the veteran has had chronic solar skin damage at some time.

27919

the veteran had chronic solar skin damage involving the area of skin affected by the cutaneous atypical fibroxanthoma.

27812

the veteran had chronic solar skin damage involving the area of skin affected by the cutaneous atypical fibroxanthoma at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

27918

chronic solar skin damage means a permanent pathological skin change due to exposure to ultraviolet light. [Default true]

27814 — the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic solar skin damage and operational service for the clinical onset of soft tissue sarcoma.

Clinical onset and operational service [27814]

27816 — the identified illness or injury, chronic solar skin damage involving the area of skin affected by the cutaneous atypical fibroxanthoma, is causally related to operational service.