The Board granted service connection for malignant melanoma, finding it to be at least as likely as not due to in-service exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicides and the presumption under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e) that certain diseases, including malignant melanoma, are service-connected if they develop after active service due to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25051107
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for malignant melanoma to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically to obtain a medical opinion that considers all in-service toxic exposures.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected asbestos exposure causing pleural calcifications contributed to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for malignant melanoma to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 20.802.
- Granted
The Veteran's application for Legacy Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance (Legacy S-DVI) is granted, as his history of malignant melanoma no longer precludes a finding of good health.
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