The Board found that the veteran's oral cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's service and his current diagnosis of oral cancer, as there is no documented incident during service that could be linked to the development of the condition. The expert opinion concluded that poor oral hygiene, alcohol consumption, and smoking exposure were more likely factors in the development of the cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Oral Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0735864
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- Remanded (sent back)
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