The Board has denied both claims for service connection due to lack of evidence linking the current conditions to military service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma was caused by Agent Orange exposure, and there is no evidence of a right leg disorder related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the right oropharynx, soft palate, and tonsil, right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0017212
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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