The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsillar fossa was not incurred during service and is not shown to be caused by herbicide exposure. Service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the Veteran's cancer was caused or aggravated by his in-service herbicide exposure, as cancers affecting the larynx are covered by the presumptive service connection provisions set forth for Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsillar fossa
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021069
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