Skin cancer — all decisions

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of skin cancer, including various related conditions. The decision was based on inadequate medical opinions and the need for further examination.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for melanoma because the VA did not provide a required medical examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial noncompensable evaluation for service-connected residuals of malignant melanoma scar because the scar did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The appeal for service connection of skin cancer is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide the case.

The veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma of the neck) under the PACT Act is granted. The claim for service connection under a different theory is remanded.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a skin condition, including skin cancer. The Veteran will receive an examination to determine if the condition is related to his military service.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction, but remanded the claims for service connection for skin cancer and increased evaluations for prostate cancer residuals.

The Board granted service connection for a left thumb condition, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance regarding its etiological relationship to active-duty service. The claims for skin cancer and sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for residuals of skin cancer due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and additional theories of entitlement.

The Board denied service connection for skin cancers, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's skin cancer and his military service or any in-service chemical exposure.

The Board remands the claims for headaches as secondary to TMJ and an acquired skin condition, to include actinic keratoses, dysplastic nevi, keratinocyte atypia, slight hyperplasia of single melanocytes, seborrheic keratosis, solar elastosis and porokeratosis (claimed as melanoma and skin cancer) for additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for a pigmented lesion and melanoma of the right eye resulting in right eye removal to correct a duty to assist error related to an inadequate medical opinion and proper development under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.

The Board granted service connection for melanoma, to include actinic keratosis, multiple nevi of the trunk, and a mid-back scar based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for a skin disorder other than skin cancer, diagnosed as prurigo nodularis during the pendency of the appeal, on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for desmoplastic melanoma (melanoma) for a medical opinion on its etiology, considering the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The appeal for service connection for basal cell skin cancer, hypertension, malignant melanoma, and residuals of cholecystectomy and partial colon resection for diverticular bleed has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for skin cancer residual scars, to include melanoma, as the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current condition was related to his service.

The appeal for service connection for multiple melanomas (nose, chest) is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and that his condition manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more.

The Board denied a rating more than 10 percent for vitiligo and remanded the claims for service connection for left arm and right hand skin disabilities, to include as secondary to service-connected disability.