The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of lymphoepithelioma, including as secondary to exposure to herbicides, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his service or any incident therein.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a link between the veteran's lymphoepithelioma and his service or exposure to herbicides. The Board also noted that lymphoepithelioma is not among the diseases presumed to be associated with Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of lymphoepithelioma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2003
- Citation
- 0328335
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