The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right neck and disorder of the salivary glands are not service connected as they were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service, including exposure to herbicides. The cancers arose years after service and there is no evidence linking them to any incident of service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma was not present in service and the weight of medical evidence does not support a finding that it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions, including his splenectomy. The disorder of the salivary glands is linked to his chemotherapy treatments for cancer, which are not service connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Right Neck, Disorder of the Salivary Glands (Sicca Syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1326139
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