The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, finding no direct link to military service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a direct relationship between the veteran's cancer and his military service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0628007
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
The veteran died from squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with severe metabolic disorders. The Board finds that his death was not caused by VA hospital care, nor by VA medical or surgical treatment.
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