The Veteran's claim for service connection for right tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma was reopened due to new and material evidence. The Board found that the cancer is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service, granting service connection.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion linked the Veteran's cancer to his herbicide exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- right tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1415401
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The Board finds that the Veteran's right tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma did not begin during his active duty service and is not presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The evidence does not support a finding of continuous symptomatology prior to separation from service, nor does it establish a direct link between the cancer and military service.
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