Skin cancer — all decisions

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

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

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

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.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 60 percent rating for his service-connected psoriasis with secondary skin cancer due to PUVA treatment was denied as there is no evidence that an increase in disability had occurred prior to May 18, 2006.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, skin cancer, epilepsy, sleep apnea, cataracts, and partial blindness as these conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's period of active duty or any claimed in-service exposure.

The Veteran's skin cancer is service-connected as it was etiologically related to his exposure to herbicides during active military service in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for lung disability and skin cancer, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or a link between the conditions and military service.

The Board denied service connection for renal cancer, skin cancer, and a liver disorder as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, skin cancer, and a lung disorder as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service exposure to Agent Orange or asbestos.

The Veteran's melanoma and basal cell skin cancer are related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's skin cancer was incurred in service based on the medical evidence and testimony that it is attributable to excessive sun exposure during his military service.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam and to determine if his metastatic melanoma of the adrenal gland may be related to herbicide exposure.

The appeal was remanded for additional development, specifically to obtain a revised report from the Under Secretary of Health considering BEIR VII.

The Board granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's chronic skin cancer is etiologically related to active service.

The Board determined that the severance of service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, residuals of prostate cancer, status post phlebitis with chronic venous insufficiency of the left leg, and fibrosis of the skin of the left neck was improper. The claims for service connection for colon cancer and skin cancer were denied.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for malignancies with history of melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and dysplastic nevi due to jet fuel exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin cancer, to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange, as there was no evidence of in-country service in Vietnam and no competent medical evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy and skin cancer, but denied service connection for second and third degree burns.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the assigned effective dates for the grants of service connection for vitiligo, residuals of lymphadenectomy, and postoperative residuals of a malignant melanoma of the left foot with amputation of the left fifth toe.