The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for skin disorder, thyroid cancer, bone cancer, and lymph node cancer as secondary to herbicide exposure and radiation treatment for his service-connected prostate cancer. The evidence did not establish current diagnoses or a causal link between these conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the Veteran has any of the claimed cancers (skin disorder, thyroid cancer, bone cancer, lymph node cancer) that are related to herbicide exposure and radiation treatment for his service-connected prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder (other than skin cancer), thyroid cancer, bone cancer, lymph node cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1222779
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, bone cancer, and lymph node cancer has been granted. The prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service at RTAFB Takhli. Bone cancer is secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. Lymph node cancer is also considered secondary to prostate cancer.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal, so the case is dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and associated residuals (claimed as testicular cancer) and thyroid cancer, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service or exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypothyroidism is granted as secondary to his service-connected thyroid cancer, which was caused by exposure to herbicide agents during his naval service.
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