Skin cancer Board decisions

The Board has determined that the RO's adjudication of the veteran's claim is correct, and the case is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer as due to radiation exposure, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the condition to his military service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD and skin cancer residuals is being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of stressors and exposure history.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss, sinus disorder, sleeping disorder, skin rashes and cancer, scars, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, and respiratory disorders. The decision was based on a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, concluding that his metastatic malignant melanoma could not be presumed to have been caused by Agent Orange exposure during his Vietnam service.

The Board has denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's terminal illnesses to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for new dose estimates and an opinion from the VA Under Secretary for Health regarding the veteran's skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma and melanoma) being related to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss and skin cancer are not related to his military service, including exposure to noise or radiation. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of in-service hearing loss or a current disability meeting VA criteria. For skin cancer, the Board noted insufficient evidence linking it to service.

The case is being remanded due to the lack of post-service medical records for metastatic malignant melanoma, which caused the veteran's death. The appellant needs to provide any available medical records from both VA and private providers.

The veteran's claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including stomach/digestive disorder (claimed as GERD and dyspepsia), migraine headaches, TMJ syndrome, lower urinary tract disorder, erectile dysfunction, malignant melanoma, and obstructive sleep apnea have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of these conditions being related to service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran seeks service connection for basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, which he claims were caused by ionizing radiation exposure during his military service. The claim is being remanded to obtain a dose estimate from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed recurrent melanoma of the right shoulder, status post resection and chemotherapy, was neither incurred in nor aggravated by active military service. The evidence does not etiologically link the veteran's current condition to his service or any incident therein.

The veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer, claimed as due to ionizing radiation exposure during World War II in Nagasaki, Japan, is being remanded for additional development and consideration.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, respiratory disorder, and eye disorder as residuals of mustard gas exposure due to lack of evidence of full-body exposure during active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer is related to his World War II service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by active service on either a direct or presumptive basis, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's skin disorders, including non-melanoma skin cancer and cysts, were not linked to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange. His bilateral foot disorder was attributed to neuropathy of an unknown cause, but the connection to Agent Orange exposure is unclear.

The Board found that the veteran's service connection claims for malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, both to include as due to herbicide exposure, were denied. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or association with active service.

The veteran's claims for low back disability, skin cancer in the facial area to include the nose, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.