The Board has remanded the cases due to a need for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed sunburn and malignant melanoma residuals.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine if the current skin disorders are related to in-service exposure, including excessive sun exposure while stationed in Hawaii.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of melanoma of left neck, residuals of sunburn
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18160711
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for asthma, residuals of sunburn, a skin disorder, migraine headaches, or an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety), and thus service connection cannot be granted.
- Granted
The Board found that the veteran's current skin disorders, including basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis, are not related to his reported severe sunburns during service. However, the VA examiner concluded that the veteran's hearing loss is likely due to noise exposure while serving as an air policeman in the Air Force.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an ear disorder, residuals of sunburn, and a back disability. The claim for PTSD is being remanded due to incomplete records.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's current skin disorder was not incurred or aggravated during his period of service and denied his claim for service connection.
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