Skin cancer Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin cancer disability and kidney disability due to new and relevant evidence being submitted, necessitating further review.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma and biopsy scars of the face, right ear, and bilateral upper extremities. The claims for pulmonary embolism, sinus condition, headaches, left wrist disability, GERD, heart condition, varicose veins, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability were denied or remanded.

The appeal seeking service connection for skin cancer was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the form used to file the claim.

The Board granted service connection for esophageal stricture and tinnitus, but denied service connection for skin cancer.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and awarded attorney fees, but denied service connection for a cervical strain, melanoma, and an increased evaluation of bruxism.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for malignant melanoma to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 20.802.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including shoulder, elbow, wrist, low back, knee, neuropathy, sleep apnea, heart, colon resection, skin cancer, and diabetes mellitus, due to inadequate VA examinations that did not address all relevant evidence.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection and ratings.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of skin cancer to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to UV radiation in service.

The Board granted service connection for melanoma, to include residuals, under the PACT Act due to presumed toxic exposure during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for basal cell skin cancer, to include residuals of a scar, based on the appellant's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his active service in Vietnam.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for skin cancer to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's skin cancer, including its potential relation to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for a skin condition, to include malignant melanoma, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's current skin condition is due to his ultraviolet light exposure in service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a heart disability, kidney tumor, melanoma, back disability, and bilateral hearing loss to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for severe vision loss in the right eye due to choroidal melanoma, finding that the disability had its onset during active military service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including hearing impairment, tinnitus, hypertension, Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, melanoma, acne, COPD, and left and right foot disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether it is related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for skin cancer due to new and relevant evidence being submitted, specifically a December 2024 VA examination.

The Board remands the case to obtain an addendum opinion from a new examiner regarding the service connection for melanoma, considering all toxic exposures during military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for myeloma skin cancer, posterior trunk scar and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for tinea versicolor disability.