The Board denied service connection for sinus cancer and a right eye disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or any incident thereof.
The deciding factor: Based upon the preponderance of the competent and probative medical evidence of record, sinus cancer is not related to active military service or in-service exposure to Agent Orange. Similarly, a current right eye disorder is not related to active military service or treatment for a service-connected disability on either a causation or aggravation basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus cancer, Right eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0904803
What this means for you
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