The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for nicotine dependence and cancer of the larynx, finding that these conditions are secondary to nicotine dependency developed during active service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established that the veteran became nicotine dependent during his period of active service and that this dependence caused his cancer of the larynx.
- Claimed conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Cancer of the Larynx
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101135
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What this means for you
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The Veteran's hoarseness as a residual of cancer of the larynx is granted with a rating of 60 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction remains denied.
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