Skin cancer decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further examination. The Veteran's skin cancer is being reviewed again, but no new rating or effective date will be assigned at this time.

The Veteran's service connection claims for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, osteoarthritis of both lower legs, testicular cancer, skin cancer, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are all remanded. The Board acknowledges the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty service but finds insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations for both hearing loss and skin cancer are inadequate, and thus remanded for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Korea. The skin cancer claim is remanded for further evaluation, including consideration of potential exposure to burn pits.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected scar has been denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and for the right knee scar have also been denied.,Claims for service connection for skin cancer, hypothyroidism, neck/cervical spine disability, and headaches are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a respiratory disability and residuals of removal of the mandibular gland and uvula, all related to exposure at Camp Lejeune. Service connection was not granted for BCC, melanoma, kidney stones, GERD, or hypogonadism.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's skin condition, including skin cancer, is related to service exposure to herbicide agents or sun exposure. The examiner must consider the Veteran's lay statements about his symptoms and their continuity.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical records, specifically from Dr. B.S.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin cancer is not service-connected due to lack of a nexus between his current condition and his military service. The issues of increased rating for PTSD and TDIU are being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including as due to herbicide agent exposure. The evidence did not establish that his current skin disorders are related to his active duty service.

Your claim for service connection for pigmented actinic keratosis (claimed as skin cancer) has already been granted, and there is no remaining case or controversy.

The Veteran's representative withdrew the appeals for prostate cancer, melanoma, diabetes mellitus type II, right leg peripheral neuropathy, and left leg peripheral neuropathy before a decision was made.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a prostate disorder and a skin disorder, other than skin cancer. The Veteran's prostate disorder was not present during or after service, nor is there evidence linking it to service. However, his skin disorder had its onset in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted. The claims for an increased rating for lung cancer and for service connection for skin cancer due to herbicide exposure have been remanded.

Service connection for skin cancer is denied as the Veteran's current skin cancer disability arose well after service and is not related to herbicide exposure. Service connection for prostate cancer is remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding its relationship to service.,The Veteran's prostate cancer remains in dispute, with a new VA medical opinion needed to consider the impact of asbestos, cosmoline, black oil, and/or JP-5 exposure.

The Board has denied service connection for melanoma due to lack of a current diagnosis. Service connection is remanded for the Veteran's back disorder, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and lung conditions.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of malignant melanoma, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's active service and his diagnosis.

The Board has granted service connection for right leg skin cancer, including as due to Agent Orange exposure. Service connection for left leg skin cancer is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's actinic keratosis/melanoma is related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.