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.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not provide any probative information regarding the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service, which was a key factor in denying his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple skin cancers
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0207840
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple skin cancers, finding that the condition originated during active service due to extensive sun exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for further examination to determine the current severity of scars due to skin cancer excisions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's painful scars residuals of multiple skin cancers are granted a rating of 20 percent, but no higher. The Veteran's multiple skin cancer residuals remain at a 10 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple skin cancers and its residuals, including a scar on the right lower extremity. The effective dates are set at December 5, 2006 for the initial grant of service connection for multiple skin cancers and May 16, 2011 for the scars. The rating assigned is 90% for the multiple skin cancers.
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