The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin cancer of the left arm and cancer of the lip were incurred in service due to exposure to sun. As such, these conditions are granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's current skin cancers were caused by his total life exposure to sun, including during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer of the left arm, cancer of the lip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1121289
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer of the right cheek and left arm due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between his in-service exposure to ultraviolet light and his current condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for cancer of the lip. The issue is now remanded for further development, including an examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for vertigo, respiratory disorder, hypertension, circulatory disorder, skin cancer of the left arm with residual scar, and diabetes mellitus, type II are all denied. The Board found that there is no evidence to support a current diagnosis or relationship between these conditions and military service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, skin cancer of the left arm, and diabetes mellitus, type II were also denied as they did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide agent exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's neck cancer was caused by carelessness, negligence or error in judgment on the part of VA during a lip biopsy procedure. As such, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is granted.
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