The Board has determined that the veteran acquired nicotine dependence during service and this condition caused Raynaud's syndrome and cancer of the jaw and mandible. The claims for these conditions are granted.
The deciding factor: Nicotine dependence incurred in service caused secondary effects including Raynaud's syndrome and cancer of the jaw and mandible.
- Claimed conditions
- Nicotine dependence, Raynaud's syndrome, Cancer of the jaw and mandible
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0210966
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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