Skin cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if the Veteran's melanoma and ulcerative colitis are related to his service, including in-service treatment and exposure to chemicals.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of compliance with previous directives regarding radiation exposure. The Veteran's claim for skin cancer will be reconsidered based on his credible testimony and submitted articles.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including gunshot wounds, hearing loss, tinnitus, joint diseases, and disabilities of the elbows, shoulders, wrists, ankles, knees, lumbar spine, cervical spine, esophageal cancer, skin disorders, heart issues, respiratory problems, and memory loss. The decision was based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's metastatic melanoma of the lungs is related to his military service, if it is a progression of his pre-existing chest and shoulder condition, or if it is a separate condition.

The Board has dismissed all appeals due to the appellant's request to withdraw her pending appeals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a choroidal melanoma disability has been reopened and remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The Board finds that there is sufficient material evidence to reopen the case, but further examination is needed to determine if the condition is related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell skin cancer and basal cell skin cancer, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are at least in equipoise with his in-service sun exposure during active duty.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service, including exposure to herbicides. The decisions on these issues are pending.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's melanoma is directly related to his time in service, specifically his conceded Agent Orange exposure. The death pension claim also requires calculation of the appellant's countable income.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for upper body skin cancer and a skin condition due to inadequate opinions in the May 2019 VA examination.

The Veteran's tinnitus and left ear hearing loss have been granted service connection. The Board has found an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the Veteran's right ear hearing loss, stroke, facial numbness, right leg numbness, hypertension, skin cancer, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction. These issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for actinic keratosis and melanoma of the neck, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to service due to prolonged sun exposure during active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus and related secondary conditions due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure during service. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the primary issue of service connection.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder degenerative arthritis, right shoulder degenerative arthritis, bilateral foot condition, and skin cancer as a result of herbicide exposure. The decision concluded that the Veteran did not have chronic conditions in service or within presumptive periods, and there was no evidence linking current disabilities to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, hypertension due to herbicide exposure, and bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's chest surgery and gynecomastia are not service connected, as there is no evidence of a connection to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's service connection claim for migraine headaches is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for skin disorder, to include skin cancer and as secondary to service-connected migraine headaches.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water, as he served at the base for over a month. The VA is instructed to obtain medical opinions regarding whether each of the claimed conditions are related to this exposure.

The Board denied service connection for melanoma, finding that the evidence did not support a link to active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for metastatic melanoma, finding that there was no evidence of its onset during or within one year after service and it is not related to presumed TCE exposure. The Veteran's cause of death was determined to be metastatic melanoma.