Skin cancer decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing at the RO in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin conditions, including malignant melanoma, are not related to service or herbicide exposure. The Veteran was treated for various skin infections during service but no diagnosis of jungle rot was made. Service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and records.

The Veteran's skin cancer is related to sun exposure during service, but there is no competent diagnosis of chloracne. The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and the claim for service connection for a skin condition (chloracne).

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for testicular cancer and/or hydrocele, a chronic skin disorder, and skin cancer, all of which are claimed to be related to herbicide exposure during service. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of service treatment records and the need for further development regarding mustard gas exposure at Fort McLellan, Alabama.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's metastatic malignant melanoma and Meniere's disease. The claims are currently pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran meets the criteria for service connection for PTSD, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. Service connection is denied for skin cancer.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's skin cancer residuals are manifested by two scars on his back, which measure 0.5 by 3.5 centimeters and 0.2 by 1 centimeter and occasionally burn and itch, affecting greater than 5 but less than 20 percent of his exposed body area.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, metastatic melanoma, was not related to service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for melanoma and IGD, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and that these conditions are not related to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board has dismissed the appeals due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeals.

The Veteran's malignant metastatic melanoma, right arm, was granted service connection as likely due to sun exposure during his active duty in Vietnam.,Regarding the bone disorder claimed as osteoporosis and lumbar spine disorder, further examination is needed.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his metastatic melanoma was caused by or related to his exposure to an herbicide agent and sun exposure during his Vietnam service. The appeal as to entitlement to DIC pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is dismissed.

The Veteran's skin cancer of the nose was found to have manifested within one year of separation from service, and is therefore granted service connection. The remaining issues on appeal are not addressed in this decision.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned an effective date of October 15, 2010. The Veteran's claims for other conditions remain pending.

The Veteran withdrew from appeal all issues related to PTSD, seizures, skin cancer, neurological disability, and cysts before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma/skin cancer before the Board could make a decision.