The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder. The claim of entitlement to service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left maxillary sinus, claimed as related to exposure to herbicide agents, will be addressed in the Remand section.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a headache disorder and the appellant's squamous cell carcinoma is not on the list of diseases presumptively associated with Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection based on direct causation will be considered in the remand process.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache disorder, Squamous cell carcinoma of the left maxillary sinus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0331062
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