The veteran's squamous cell carcinoma, left tonsil and tongue base, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service. The preponderance of the evidence is against his claim.
The deciding factor: There is no positive association between exposure to herbicide agents and any condition that the Secretary has specifically determined a presumption of service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma, left tonsil and tongue base
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0607929
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Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil and base of the tongue, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and could not be presumed to have been caused by exposure to herbicides.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of medical opinions and VA's duty to assist. A VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is related to his service, including Agent Orange exposure.
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