Skin cancer decisions — 2021

The Veteran's service connection claims for arthritis, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood major depressive disorder, a nerve condition, skin cancer, and fibromyalgia have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection for a nerve condition, skin cancer, and fibromyalgia are being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete compliance with previous directives, and will need to determine if the Veteran was exposed to radiation while in service. If exposure is confirmed, a dose assessment will be needed before determining if his current melanoma skin cancer is caused by ionizing radiation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left knee disability and denied service connection for this condition. The lung, hearing loss, skin cancer, back injury, and right knee conditions are all remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing service treatment records and outstanding private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for malignant melanoma, finding no causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his in-service exposure to radiation. The preponderance of evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's radiation exposure and the development of his malignant melanoma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and TDIU have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the claim to reopen his ischemic heart disease was also denied. The Veteran's skin cancer claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of skin cancer. His PTSD rating remains at 50 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and scars as residuals of treatment for skin cancer due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The case is returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for eye cancer, skin cancer, and prostate cancer due to potential exposure to radiation during military service. The Veteran must be provided with VA examinations to determine the nature of his cancers and their relation to service.