The veteran's appeal for service connection for left tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma with extension to the anterior oropharynx and inferior base of the tongue has been dismissed due to his death.
The deciding factor: The veteran passed away while his appeal was pending, thus extinguishing jurisdiction over the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma, extension to the anterior oropharynx and inferior base of the tongue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0702461
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected squamous cell carcinoma of the penis, metastatic to inguinal lymph node, is granted a 20 percent rating from March 20, 2013, and a 40 percent rating from March 10, 2021. The Board also found that the Veteran's left tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma is not related to his service-connected penile cancer.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the extension of a temporary total evaluation for left tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma, and thus there are no further allegations to consider.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for DM type II, a heart disability, and throat cancer. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or any other etiological factor.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether it is related to active duty service. The condition was not found to be related to exposure to herbicides or agent orange.
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