Skin cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, sinusitis, tachycardia, hypothyroidism, skin cancer, and carpal tunnel syndrome due to service connection issues. The Veteran's obesity is a potential intermediary step in some of these theories.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, high blood pressure, prostate cancer, and irregular heartbeat due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for skin cancer, finding that there was no evidence linking his active duty service to his current diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, prostate disorder, and bladder disorder due to inadequate previous VA opinions. The new opinions are needed to address the relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right arm skin disorder (squamous cell carcinoma) and left arm skin disorder (melanoma and dermatofibroma), to include as secondary to toxic exposures, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for skin cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer due to duty-to-assist errors. The VA examiners did not address the Veteran's representative's medical arguments or provide a reason why the conditions are or are not related to service/exposure.

The Board has received a withdrawal of the appeal for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer). The appeal is dismissed as a result.

The Veteran's COPD, emphysema, neck disability (claimed as neck spinal arthritis), thoracic compression fractures, liver condition (claimed as cirrhosis), skin cancer, shortness of breath, pulmonary embolisms, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, hypertension, and glaucoma are remanded for further evaluation due to exposure to herbicide agents at Fort McLellan.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including type II diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and various types of neuropathy. The Court found that VA did not provide adequate reasons and bases for its decisions regarding these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, seborrheic keratoses and neoplasm of uncertain behavior (claimed as skin cancer), diabetes mellitus type II, neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to duty-to-assist errors in obtaining service personnel records, treatment records, and private treatment records. The Veteran's claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a 10 percent evaluation for residuals of malignant melanoma with BCC and SCC was granted. However, the claims for compensable ratings for scars associated with these conditions were denied.

The Veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma, is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's skin cancer is remanded for a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination and opinion due to his service in Vietnam, presumed Agent Orange exposure, and reported sun exposure. The PACT Act requires VA to provide an examination and secure a medical nexus opinion.

The Veteran's malignant melanoma is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides during his active duty service.

The Veteran's skin cancer is not rated higher than noncompensable.,The Veteran's left lower extremity painful scar does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected status post excision of skin cancer is granted. The initial compensable evaluation for his service-connected prostate cancer is denied.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service.,Service connection for OSA and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities are denied, with no evidence linking these conditions to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether prostate cancer was aggravated by other service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for skin cancer, impotence, glaucoma, and neuropathy due to a lack of medical opinion regarding their etiology. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is conceded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain, migraines, PTSD, right shoulder condition, melanoma of the skin, and asthma have all been denied. The Board found that there is no current evidence of a diagnosed disability in any of these cases.,There was insufficient medical evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection.