The Board has determined that there is no evidence of postoperative residuals from the abscess and squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip was not present in service or within a year after separation. The veteran's claims for these conditions are denied.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a connection between the claimed conditions and service, including exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of an abscess of the left abdomen, squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118192
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip is related to service, specifically exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate disability, Parkinson’s disease, squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip, squamous cell carcinoma of the left ear, left knee disability, tumor on the chin, and facial tumor as there was no evidence of in-service injury or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip and remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension due to lack of a VA opinion addressing whether it is related to or aggravated by service-connected cardiac ventricular arrhythmia.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the face, including as secondary to herbicide exposure, is related to active service and grants service connection for this condition.
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