Skin cancer Board decisions

The veteran's skin cancer is found to be related to in-service exposure to sunlight and radiation. However, there is no evidence of penile dysfunction attributable to service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic diabetes mellitus, chronic tinnitus, and chronic skin cancer of the face to include basal cell carcinoma. The veteran's claims were not supported by medical evidence linking these conditions to his active service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, finding that new evidence supports a link to service. Service connection is granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation are being remanded due to the submission of additional arguments and evidence. The RO will review these matters and issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case if necessary.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-operative excisions of basal cell carcinomas and malignant melanoma, finding no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of multi-nodular thyroid disease, posterior subcapsular cataracts, and skin cancer of the upper lip as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tuberculosis, chloracne, skin cancer of the left face, and a sinus disorder due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were related to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The veteran does not have a disability of the arms and legs manifested by loss of sensation and drawing of the muscles that is attributable to military service.,The veteran's melanoma is not related to herbicide exposure during military service.

The Board found that the veteran's pituitary adenoma and skin cancer were not incurred or aggravated during active service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated due to Agent Orange exposure. The preponderance of evidence is against his claims.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of the appeal in February 2007.

The Board found that there was no service connection for a condition that caused the veteran's death, and thus denied the claim. The cause of death listed on his certificate of death was metastatic malignant melanoma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation and a higher initial rating for GAD with PTSD. The veteran was presumed to have been exposed to ionizing radiation during his military service, but there is no current diagnosis of skin cancer.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer, finding that there is at least a 50/50 chance that his skin cancers were caused by solar exposure and sunburn during active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and a compensable evaluation for residuals of sunstroke, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, and asthma were not incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for COPD, skin cancer, 'small strokes', and prostate cancer, all claimed as due to radiation exposure. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection based on direct causation or any presumptive conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, residuals of a gunshot wound to the left foot, Type II diabetes mellitus, and PTSD were denied. The Board found no evidence linking any current conditions to military service or presumed herbicide exposure.

The veteran's cause of death was not found to be service-connected or related to the medications he took for his service-connected conditions. Additionally, there is no evidence that VA hospitalization contributed substantially to his death.

The veteran's cause of death was attributed to metastatic melanoma, but the Board found no evidence linking this condition to service or any other event during his military career. The claim for service connection for cause of death is denied.

The Board granted service connection for colon cancer on a presumptive basis due to exposure to ionizing radiation, but denied service connection for skin disability as not related to service or radiation exposure.