The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer, claimed as due to mustard gas exposure. The evidence did not show a link between his current conditions and military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current skin conditions to his military service or mustard gas exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Basal cell carcinoma of the nose, Seborrheic keratoses of the face, Actinic keratosis of the left temple, Malignant melanoma of the back
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0515860
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 Veteran's basal cell carcinoma of the nose is currently rated at 30 percent, effective November 16, 2011. The claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent prior to this date remains on appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased disability evaluations for his basal cell carcinoma of the nose was denied. The RO found that a higher evaluation was not warranted based on the current evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial claim for service connection was granted, and he is now receiving a rating of 10 percent for his basal cell carcinoma of the nose. The current appeal seeks an increased rating to 30 percent from July 21, 2010.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for DIC, accrued benefits, and VA death pension due to lack of evidence of a pending claim at the time of her husband's death. The Veteran was not service-connected for any conditions prior to his death.
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