The Veteran's currently-diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service or due to herbicide exposure. The Board denied service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the Veteran's current tonsillar cancer to his military service or to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1040361
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