The Board granted service connection for a skin sarcoma, diagnosed as undifferentiated pleomorphic dermal sarcoma, on a direct basis and denied service connection for melanoma.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin sarcoma due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. There is no evidence of melanoma or related symptoms causing impairment in earning capacity during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- melanoma, skin sarcoma, diagnosed as undifferentiated pleomorphic dermal sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25027080
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for melanoma, to include SCC of the right hand, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by exposure to radiation during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, equilibrium disorder (claimed as bad balance and equilibrium), bilateral restless leg syndrome, bilateral upper extremity tremor, melanoma, and acquired psychiatric disability due to a lack of adequate medical opinions regarding exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and Agent Orange in Japan.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and melanoma. The Veteran's claims were based on exposure to herbicides at Fort McClellan, but the evidence did not establish actual exposure.
- Denied
The Veteran's lung cancer and metastatic malignant melanoma were not shown to be related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents or ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
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