The Board has determined that the veteran's metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the left axilla was not incurred or aggravated by active service, nor may its incurrence or aggravation during active service be presumed. The primary site of the cancer remains unknown.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's current condition to his military service, including exposure to asbestos or Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the left axilla
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0203035
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