Skin cancer decisions — 2006

The Board has found no evidence linking the veteran's melanoma of the left eye to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's prostate and skin cancers were not incurred in or aggravated by military service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to evaluate the veteran's malignant melanoma and associated scars, as there is insufficient medical evidence to determine the current level of disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer and nerve damage are not related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of his periods of active duty and National Guard service, obtaining medical records from those periods, and providing the veteran with VA examinations to determine if any of the claimed conditions occurred during such service.

The Board found that the veteran's melanoma, which caused his death in 1999, was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for colon cancer, skin cancer, or impotence due to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer disease did not substantially or materially contribute to cause his death, and thus denied the claim for DIC benefits.

The veteran's skin cancer is denied as there is no evidence linking it to service, including exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including irritable colon syndrome, bladder cancer, stomach condition, skin cancer, kidney condition, and hemorrhoids, all of which were deemed not related to active military service.

The veteran seeks service connection for skin cancers, including those caused by exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's skin cancers.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, multiple body tumors, and residuals of an injury to the left elbow with bone chips. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to active service or any recognized exposure basis.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by military service, nor may they be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The veteran's skin cancer and PTSD claims are being remanded for additional development as the service connection theory is not based on Agent Orange exposure or a presumption.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including chloracne, peripheral neuropathy, porphyria cutanea tarda, skin cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's Disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cancer of the sinuses, respiratory cancer, cancer of the mouth with blindness, and prostate cancer are not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including consideration of new medical records and a videoconference hearing.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's skin cancer is related to his service, while his pancreatic cancer and macular degeneration are not. The veteran's skin cancer was granted service connection, but the other conditions were denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of skin cancer, finding that there is no evidence linking his skin cancer to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate cancer and skin cancer were not incurred or aggravated during military service, within a year thereafter, or as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.