The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the left head and right neck regions is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it may be causally related to his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange and/or sun exposure during his service in the Republic of Vietnam as a combat engineer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma may be associated with his presumed herbicide exposure due to his service in the Republic of Vietnam, but further examination is needed to determine if it is causally related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the left parietal area, left postauricular area and right neck
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0919031
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