Skin cancer decisions — 2005

The veteran's skin disability, specifically basal cell carcinoma, is not due to service or herbicide exposure. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding in favor of service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to determine the current manifestations of the veteran's right foot skin cancer residuals.

The Board denied service connection for dyspepsia, hyperlipidemia, skin cancer, and residuals of shrapnel to the back due to exposure to Agent Orange in service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA outpatient treatment records and a need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of the veteran's current skin cancer.

The veteran's claim for service connection for melanoma is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records.

The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence to support the veteran's assertions of in-service exposure or a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for melanoma, including a potential link to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of new evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer is not related to his military service, including sun exposure and presumed Agent Orange exposure. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claim for service connection for skin cancer and removal of tumors. The case is now remanded for further development.

The veteran's service connection for multiple basal cell carcinomas is granted, and the issues of service connection for a scar on the left side of the neck (squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma) are also addressed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, metastatic melanoma, was related to his service exposure to sunlight in Vietnam. As a result, the Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The VA determined that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer and bilateral cataracts were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor could they be presumed due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not establish a medical nexus between the conditions and active duty.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his active service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bronchial pneumonia and skin cancer, finding no evidence of radiation exposure or other link to service.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking exposure to herbicides and development of metastatic malignant melanoma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to asbestos exposure, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his claim of shrapnel wounds to the face. The VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding the etiology of any of the veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claim for service connection.