Skin cancer Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and skin cancer, including as due to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, were denied. The RO found no evidence of the veteran being within ten miles of Hiroshima or Nagasaki during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin melanoma, which he claimed as multiple myeloma due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not support a finding that his current condition was related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and squamous cell skin cancer are not service-connected. The evidence does not show these conditions were present during or within one year after service, nor is there any competent medical evidence linking them to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain records of possible toxin exposure during active duty service and to obtain medical opinions regarding whether such exposure caused or contributed to the veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verification of exposure to herbicides and pesticides in service, and a medical opinion on the relationship between the veteran's death and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, linking the current diagnosis to a verified in-service stressor. The skin condition claim is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or causation related to service or herbicide exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional treatment records from a VA outpatient clinic in Ft. Myers, Florida.

The VA determined that the veteran's skin condition is not related to service or herbicide exposure, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected melanoma, finding that the earliest effective date allowed by law is June 28, 1984.

The Board has received notification from the appellant that they wish to withdraw their appeal. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his skin cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for a skin disorder including squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and basal cell carcinoma. The veteran's hearing loss is presumed to be due to noise exposure during active duty service. However, there is no credible evidence linking the skin disorders to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have nicotine dependence, hypertension, or skin cancer that is attributable to his military service. The VA examiner determined that these conditions are more likely due to post-service tobacco use and smoking habits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, skin cancer, and a psychiatric disability (PTSD). The veteran does not have migraine headaches. For skin cancer, there is no evidence of current disability or previous removal. For PTSD, the veteran has depression but no diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder, to include traumatic geniculate neuroma, and granted service connection based on direct evidence of an in-service injury. The veteran's current right knee disorder is found to be related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current skin disorder, including skin cancer and basal cell carcinoma, was not incurred in service. The claim is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and skin cancer. The decision also noted that new evidence had been submitted to reopen a claim of service connection for osteoarthritis with disc disease of the dorsocervical spine.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, which the Board accepted.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for superficial spreading malignant melanoma with resultant muscle damage is being remanded to the AOJ for further evaluation, including consideration of impairment in affected muscles.

The veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer of the nose and face, thyroid cancer, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease were denied. The Board found that these conditions did not have their onset during active duty or for many years thereafter, were not disabling to a compensable degree during the first post-service year, and are not etiologically related to service-connected disabilities.