Skin cancer — all decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and hearing loss are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lichen simplex chronicus is related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence linking any skin cancer to his military service.

The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic melanoma, which is not service-connected. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding that any service-connected disability or service contributed to his death.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, including consideration of exposure to ionizing radiation. The case will be remanded for additional development and readjudication.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for malignant melanoma with lymph node metastasis, claimed as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current skin disorder or any nexus between the Veteran's service and his current conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin cancer and throat cancer are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a connection between his active duty service and these conditions. The right knee disorder is remanded for further development.

The Veteran is granted service connection for recurrent skin cancer, including as due to herbicide exposure. The Board finds that the current diagnosis of recurrent skin cancer is at least as likely as not related to in-service herbicide exposure.,Service connection for colon polyps is denied as there is no current diagnosis or evidence of a current disability manifested by symptoms of colon polyps.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the need to fulfill a pending FOIA request and issue a Supplemental SOC.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for a skin disorder to include skin rashes and skin cancer, as well as lung cancer, for accrued benefits purposes.

The Veteran's current skin cancer is due to sun exposure experienced during active military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for malignant melanoma and Persian Gulf War syndrome were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer as there was no evidence of the condition or its residuals at any time during the appeal period.

The appeal was remanded to schedule the Veteran for a Travel Board hearing as he requested.

The appeal is remanded for further development and readjudication of the claims.

The Board remands the claim for a VA dermatological examination to determine if the Veteran's current skin conditions are related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange or any other incident of service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer was denied, while the claim to reopen a previous denial of service connection for low back disability was granted.

The Board denied service connection for depression, an eye disorder (prism in the right eye and vision impairment), a skin disorder (skin cancer) and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to military service.

The appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including consideration of new medical evidence.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer, including as due to Agent Orange exposure.