Skin cancer decisions — 2024

The Veteran's skin neoplasm with head, neck, and facial scars; skin neoplasm with painful scars, and skin neoplasm with residual trunk and extremities scars are being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient information in the medical records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer residuals with actinic keratoses, finding that the evidence is in at least equipoise as to whether his condition was related to military service due to sun exposure. The appeal based on radiation exposure is not necessary given the direct service connection found.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for skin cancer due to a lack of relevant medical records and unclear exposure history.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate August 2018 VA medical etiology opinion and for additional development, including obtaining a new VA medical opinion on secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations and consideration of additional evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and skin cancer are all granted. The case is remanded to consider the claim for skin cancer due to exposure to an herbicide agent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for left pterygium and melanoma was granted. The claim of service connection for prostate disorder is dismissed as moot, and the effective dates for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome are denied.

The Veteran's petition to reopen her skin cancer and cervicitis claims has been granted. However, the Board finds insufficient medical evidence to decide these claims.,For cervicitis, the Board finds there is no current diagnosis of the condition. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for melanoma and basal cell carcinoma due to insufficient examination reports. The Veteran's exposure in service, including sun exposure and herbicide exposure, is being evaluated.

The Veteran's skin cancer is granted service connection, while the bilateral foot disability remains denied due to lack of a medical nexus.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension and a skin disability, including melanoma. The remand is due to the need for new medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer was reopened due to new evidence, and the claim is now granted.,Service connection for right eye cancer secondary to a service-connected condition is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development of evidence, particularly regarding the relationship between the appellant's skin cancer and his military service. The VA is required to obtain an addendum medical opinion from a VA clinician to determine if the appellant's skin cancer is related to his active-duty service, including his presumed toxic exposure in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right eye condition, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his military service and his diagnosed conditions.

The Veteran's hypertension, BPH, skin cancer, and COPD are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) because there is no evidence that the Veteran raised a TDIU claim prior to August 1, 2003. The issue was related to his service-connected skin cancer and tongue cancer.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, skin cancer of the head, and PTSD due to potential issues with verifying exposure to herbicide agents and a stressor. Additional medical opinions are needed regarding the PTSD claim.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to verify the Veteran's claimed herbicide exposure on his flight from Kunsan AB to Kwang Ju AB in Korea.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, malignant melanoma, neuropathy of the left arm, right leg, and left leg, as well as hypertension are all denied.