The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability due to squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum, which is related to service or exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability and the medical opinion provided by the November 2000 private physician was not supported by clinical records from 1991 that demonstrated the presence of the claimed cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0737202
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum under the PACT Act, which provides presumptive service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the face, including as secondary to herbicide exposure, is related to active service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum, finding no evidence linking it to his military service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disorder, finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his military service. The claim for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum remains pending as it was not addressed in this decision.
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