The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, metastatic melanoma, is attributable to his service in Vietnam. The Board finds that this condition was incurred as a result of his active military service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a link between the veteran's exposure to sun exposure during service and his development of malignant melanoma.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic melanoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0615645
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in obtained contract medical opinions, particularly regarding potential links between the Veteran's service and his death from metastatic melanoma. The examiner is required to address submitted literature and consider contributory causes of death as listed on the death certificate.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was due to metastatic melanoma, which the Board found not related to his service-connected cold injury residuals. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to reschedule an examination, and a new one must be scheduled for the Veteran.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and the claim for DIC benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.
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