The Board has determined that the squamous cell carcinoma of the right neck originated in the larynx and spread to lymph nodes, meeting the criteria for service connection due to its association with herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established that the primary site of the cancer was likely the larynx, which is a disease associated with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the right neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0831381
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam. The claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the right neck and ischemic heart disease are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the right neck as a result of exposure to Agent Orange, finding that the Veteran was not exposed to herbicide agents during his service and that squamous cell carcinoma is not among the diseases covered by the presumption.,Service connection for ischemic heart disease was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right neck was not manifested during service or within one year of separation and is not attributable to an in-service disease or injury, including herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the right neck and reactive lymphadenitis, both claimed as due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
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