Skin cancer Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for melanoma, finding no competent evidence linking the condition to his service-connected burn scars or any incident of service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his lung cancer and myocardial infarction were not caused by or substantially contributed to by an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the appellant did not appeal the original denial in February 1985 and that the claim was received by the RO on February 23, 1999.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death due to metastatic malignant melanoma, finding that there was no reasonable possibility that the veteran's melanoma or squamous cell skin cancer could be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The veteran's melanoma is related to service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous and basal cell skin cancer was not incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to Agent Orange. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer is not service-connected, as there is no evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancer, finding that the veteran's current condition was not related to his military service.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death prior to the Board's decision.

The veteran's skin cancer and tinnitus were found to be related to service, but the original compensable rating for allergic rhinitis with sinusitis was denied. The claim for a skin disorder other than skin cancer was reopened due to new evidence.

The Board has granted a higher initial evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's actinic skin disease and skin cancer, effective from August 30, 2002. The disability was previously rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer, claimed as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service, was not incurred or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The VA examiner specifically discounted such a connection, attributing it to chronic sun exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer due to radiation exposure and for allergies, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or a nexus between current conditions and military service.

The Board has granted service connection for skin cancer, finding that the veteran's current disability is related to his naval service where he was exposed to long hours in the sun.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (malignant melanoma and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease) were not service-connected, did not contribute to his death, and did not render him unable to care for himself or live independently. Therefore, he was not entitled to special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and squamous cell skin cancer, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during military service.

The Board found that the RO's February 1996 decision denying service connection for choroidal melanoma of the left eye was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, was not incurred in service and denied service connection. The claim for tinnitus was granted. The reopening of a claim for service connection for a skin rash (other than skin cancer) is considered but no decision on this issue was made.

The veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and prostate cancer are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a dose estimate based on exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for multiple skin cancers due to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.