Skin cancer Board decisions

The VA determined that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer and bilateral cataracts were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor could they be presumed due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not establish a medical nexus between the conditions and active duty.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his active service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bronchial pneumonia and skin cancer, finding no evidence of radiation exposure or other link to service.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking exposure to herbicides and development of metastatic malignant melanoma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to asbestos exposure, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his claim of shrapnel wounds to the face. The VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding the etiology of any of the veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancer of the right temple and a left eye disorder, finding that neither condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a skin disorder, including lipomas and skin cancer. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine the appropriate disposition of his claim.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claims of entitlement to service connection for skin cancer and PTSD, but denied his claim of entitlement to service connection for cirrhosis of the liver.,Competent medical evidence does not support a finding that PTSD currently exists.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected facial scars and cervical spine disc narrowing.

The veteran's claim for service connection for various conditions due to exposure to ionizing radiation is being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder other than chronic dermatitis of the right hand, to include skin cancer. The claims for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic dermatitis of the right hand and for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a shell fragment wound, right shoulder, muscle group I, were also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's prostate and skin cancers were not incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board finds that service connection is not warranted for the veteran's malignant melanoma of the back or his psychiatric disorder, as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malignant melanoma and a kidney disorder, both claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure. The medical evidence did not establish current diagnoses of these conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia, prostate cancer, and skin cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation during service is being remanded for further development.