The Board has determined that the Veteran's current residuals of squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus, lymph nodes, and external ear and auditory canal are related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is linked to his exposure to carbon tetrachloride during service.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus, squamous cell carcinoma of the lymph nodes, squamous cell carcinoma of the external ear and auditory canal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1046579
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the neck, tonsil, lymph nodes, larynx, and tongue as there is no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the remand directives have not been substantially completed for the issues of service connection for hypertension and squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus. The Veteran's appeal is being returned to the AOJ for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the lymph nodes due to new and material evidence, but the claim is being remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus, lymph nodes, and external ear and auditory canal with hearing loss is not related to his military service. The claim for hepatitis C with liver damage was also denied as there is no evidence linking it to his service.
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