The Board has granted service connection for a skin condition, specifically chronic multiple melanomas, finding that the Veteran's reports of in-service sunburn and exposure to tropical locations are credible. The Board concludes that the evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether the skin condition had its onset in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's statements about his in-service sunburn and exposure to tropical locations credible, which supported a finding that the skin condition may have originated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic multiple melanomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2026
- Citation
- 26001017
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA medical opinions obtained in October 2022 are inadequate and not responsive to the remand requests. The claims for service connection for chronic multiple melanomas and chronic headaches have been recharacterized as service connection for a skin condition and both claims must be remanded for an adequate VA medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand directives for service connection of chronic headaches and multiple melanomas, and therefore, these claims are being remanded.
- Denied
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- Denied
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