Skin cancer Board decisions

The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected residuals of frostbite of both feet was granted, and he is currently rated at 30 percent. The claim for secondary skin cancer to the service-connected condition was also granted.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied his claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney cancer, skin cancer, and a back disorder. The heart disorder claim is also denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking it to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation and a need for further medical opinion on direct service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, diagnosed as seborrheic keratosis and/or skin cancer, due to mustard gas exposure. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service incurrence or a link between the current condition and mustard gas exposure.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including post-traumatic stress disorder. The appellant's claim for accrued benefits related to skin cancer is also granted.

The veteran's conjunctivitis and PTSD are service-connected, while his skin cancer claim is denied. The veteran receives a 50% rating for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for frostbite, diabetes mellitus, skin cancer, angina, fungus on the toes, numbness of the feet, cellulitis of the legs, and osteomyelitis are not well-grounded. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer is denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking the condition to an incident of service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for PTSD and skin cancer/actinic keratoses, as well as his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The appeals were not granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for malaria, a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure, skin cancer due to asbestos exposure, and residuals of a fracture of the left hand. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was not reopened as new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for skin cancer due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding that his skin cancers were not caused by his in-service exposure and were first manifested more than five years after his separation from service.

The Board found that the appellant's claims for service connection for lung disease and skin cancer were not well-grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin cancer was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and high blood pressure as not well-grounded. The evidence did not link these conditions to an incident of service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's current level of disability does not warrant a higher evaluation, as there is no objective evidence of functional limitation and only complaints of itching and tenderness at the scar region.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking metastatic melanoma, which caused his death, to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired skin disorder, including skin cancer, secondary to radiation exposure is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision found no current manifestation of a skin disability, and thus the claim was not well grounded. For the psychiatric disorder claim, the RO considered whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim based on the Colvin test, which was invalidated by Hodge v. West.