Skin cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his claimed skin cancer and back disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for melanoma, finding that there was no credible evidence of severe blistering sunburns during basic training and thus no in-service injury or disease. The Board also found that the Veteran's subsequent development of melanoma is not causally related to his service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer was dismissed as the appeal was withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability were granted based on new evidence.

The Veteran claims service connection for skin cancer, which he asserts is related to his in-service exposure to sun. The Board finds a remand necessary due to the need for an examination and review of additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for esophageal adenocarcinoma, skin cancer, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.,There is no in-service injury or event that meets the second element of direct service connection. The Board found that the current disabilities are less likely than not incurred in or caused by the Veteran's active duty service, nor did they have their onset during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for malignant melanoma is being remanded due to the need for a more comprehensive examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his service, including duty stations in Texas and Hawaii, and his current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for melanoma and renal insufficiency, but denied service connection for right knee disability. The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for dental trauma to tooth #8 is pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin cancer is related to his active service, while COPD is not. The skin cancer claim is granted, and the COPD claim is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's status-post excision melanoma of middle-to-lower back was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service connection claims for throat cancer, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, skin cancer, and an acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD) have been granted. The decision also addressed the reopening of these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, specifically bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims for skin cancer, sebaceous cysts, heart disease, and COPD are also denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for recurrent basal cell carcinoma and an initial compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss disability. The Veteran's case will be returned to the AOJ after this development.

The Veteran's skin cancer is not related to his active service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board has denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's skin disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, including as due to herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for a lung disability due to asbestos exposure, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The Board also denied service connection for skin cancer, finding no positive association between herbicide exposure and the Veteran's condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his service-connected low back disability and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his in-service exposure to Agent Orange and his current skin conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his death from metastatic melanoma, and the Board grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and examination, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any skin cancer and intestinal disorder. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending.