Skin cancer — all decisions

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.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of increased evaluation for PTSD was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal. The claim for service connection for skin cancer was denied due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis of skin cancer and no nexus to service.

The Veteran's hypertension was incurred in or aggravated by active service, while his sleep apnea and skin cancer were not.

The Board denied service connection for malignant melanoma and an initial compensable rating for anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss in the left ear, a back disability, hepatitis C, chronic disability manifested by blood in the urine, bladder cancer, and melanoma were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions were related to his military service.

The Board remands the case to afford the Veteran a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any skin cancer that may be present.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to service, including any herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for vertigo with dizziness and nausea, headaches, hypertension, asbestosis, diabetes mellitus, skin cancer, diverticulitis, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities.

The Board remands the claim for a comprehensive VA examination and to obtain any additional treatment records.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of malignant melanoma, finding no evidence that his condition was related to or caused by military service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal as to the issue of new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a skin condition, to include wart of the right arm and skin cancer on the ears.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer of the head and neck, finding it to be etiologically related to in-service exposure to carbon tetrachloride. The issue of entitlement to service connection for tongue cancer is remanded for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board found that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to malignant melanoma, as there was no evidence linking the condition to in-service sun exposure or any other aspect of military service.

The Veteran does not have PTSD, skin cancer or a chronic skin disease, and/or a pulmonary disability.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the service connection claims.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and skin cancer as new and material evidence was not received.

The veteran's depression is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected melanoma, but the claims for a large mass of the groin area and increased ratings for residuals of a donor site scar of the right hip and melanoma were denied.