The Board remands the issue of service connection for melanoma skin cancer to ensure compliance with previous remand directives and obtain necessary evidence regarding in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to lack of a dose estimate and an opinion pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.311, as well as to address the theories of service connection related to sun exposure and recurrent skin problems.
- Claimed conditions
- melanoma skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25006832
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for basal cell skin cancer, which the appellant contends is due to exposure to herbicide agents during his military service. Service connection was denied for melanoma skin cancer as there is no evidence of current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a heart condition, melanoma skin cancer with chemotherapy residuals, lung cancer with chemotherapy residuals, and the Veteran's cause of death due to potential exposure to toxic substances in service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for melanoma skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, and multiple actinic keratoses due to a lack of evidence showing that these conditions were related to his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for melanoma skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, and multiple actinic keratoses as there is no evidence that these conditions began during or were aggravated by his military service.
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