Skin cancer decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, skin cancer, a headache disorder, GERD, and other musculoskeletal issues. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's skin cancer and right thumb disability have been granted service connection. The right thumb disability has also received an initial rating of 10 percent, effective from August 22, 2011.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, bilateral hearing loss, and sciatica of the lower extremities are granted. The claim for sciatica of the right and left lower extremities is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and skin cancer as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for coronary artery disease and skin cancer due to a lack of in-service records and insufficient evidence to determine if his conditions are related to his military service. The Veteran was exposed to hazardous materials during his service, but VA is required to provide an examination to assess the relationship between his current conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his skin condition, lung disease, and skin cancer.

The Veteran's skin cancer, heart disability, and respiratory disability are being remanded for additional development due to potential service connection based on exposure to radiation, contaminated drinking water at Camp LeJeune, or sun exposure. The claims will be reviewed again after the completion of the requested development.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic malignant melanoma, is found to be etiologically related to service-connected Agent Orange exposure and in-service UV light exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for melanoma skin cancer and an endocrine disorder, to include Addison's disease and Schmidt's syndrome, are being remanded due to new evidence received since the last rating decision.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for skin cancer is reopened, but the Board finds that a VA examination and additional development are needed to determine if his skin cancer is related to service. The hearing loss rating remains remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a left eye condition, hypertension, and skin cancer residuals due to inadequate medical opinions regarding military noise exposure, Agent Orange exposure, and sun exposure. The Veteran must be provided new VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for skin cancer and adrenal gland lesion due to incomplete development of the record, including examinations.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with its previous remand directives and the appeal must be remanded again for addendum opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and nonmelanoma skin cancer.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection due to a request for withdrawal by the Veteran's representative.

The Veteran's skin cancers, including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, are related to his service. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in approximate balance with regard to whether the Veteran's skin cancers are related to sun exposure during his period of active service.

The Veteran's claims for gout, pseudogout, asthma, sleep apnea, and skin cancer were denied as not related to service. The claim for kidney disability was remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, finding that the conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service sun exposure.

The Veteran's skin cancer, including melanoma, is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service. Service connection for cellulitis is also granted as it is found to be related to the service-connected skin cancer.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and needs a new opinion on whether the Veteran's skin conditions are related to service or exposure to herbicide agents. The issues include determining if the Veteran's claimed conditions have any connection to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a skin disability due to herbicide exposure. The case is being returned for further development.