Skin cancer decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin cancer and throat cancer are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a connection between his active duty service and these conditions. The right knee disorder is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for malignant melanoma with lymph node metastasis, claimed as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current skin disorder or any nexus between the Veteran's service and his current conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need to fulfill a pending FOIA request and issue a Supplemental SOC.

The Veteran is granted service connection for recurrent skin cancer, including as due to herbicide exposure. The Board finds that the current diagnosis of recurrent skin cancer is at least as likely as not related to in-service herbicide exposure.,Service connection for colon polyps is denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a current disability manifested by symptoms of colon polyps.