The Board found that the appellant's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen them.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not provide a reasonable possibility of establishing the appellant's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the penis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0020012
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected squamous cell carcinoma of the penis, metastatic to inguinal lymph node, is granted a 20 percent rating from March 20, 2013, and a 40 percent rating from March 10, 2021. The Board also found that the Veteran's left tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma is not related to his service-connected penile cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and soft palate, with hypercalcemia contributing. The claim was not reopened as new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding no causal link between the cancer and exposure to herbicides during service.,The appeal for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was also denied as there was no service-connected disability that caused or contributed substantially to his death.
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