The veteran seeks service connection for tonsillar fossa and/or lateral oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer with metastases, including left parotoid. The RO denied this claim as the condition is not a presumptive disease associated with herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner will determine if the veteran's condition can be considered a respiratory system cancer and whether it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- tonsillar fossa, lateral oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer with metastases, left parotoid
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0519248
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's tonsillar fossa and/or lateral oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer with metastases, including left parotid is related to service and to provide an opinion regarding the most likely date of onset.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a review by a medical examiner to address specific questions regarding the veteran's cancer and its relation to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Granted
Service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is granted. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is dismissed.
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