Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma and melanoma, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA medical opinion did not address both diagnoses (basal cell carcinoma and melanoma) and was insufficient in addressing whether the Veteran's skin cancers may be related to his in-service sun exposure or herbicide exposure during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106577
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