The Board found that the veteran's base of the tongue cancer was not manifested during service or within one year post-service, and is not shown to be related to service (including exposure to Agent Orange). Therefore, service connection for residuals of squamous cell carcinoma, base of the tongue is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's base of the tongue cancer was not a respiratory cancer as previously suggested by his doctors. The March 2006 VHA specialist concluded it was an oral cancer and not related to Agent Orange exposure based on classification systems used in medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of squamous cell carcinoma, base of the tongue
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0620148
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