The Board has determined that the Veteran's right tonsillar cancer is due to herbicide exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct link between the Veteran's tonsillar cancer and his military service, but there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence supporting the claim that the cancer was incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The Board resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- right tonsillar cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1132567
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