The Veteran's claim for disability compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue was denied as there is no evidence that VA's care or treatment caused his cancer.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left arm disability was withdrawn during his hearing before the Board.
The deciding factor: VA outpatient records show that the Veteran had complaints of sore throat and difficulty swallowing since 1978, which were initially attributed to sinus problems. The VA examiner concluded that there was no evidence of negligence or fault on VA's part in diagnosing squamous cell carcinoma.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a left arm disability during his hearing before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, left scaphoid fracture and tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1433741
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 1, 2021, for the award of service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and related disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and assigned a 20 percent evaluation, but denied service connection for osteoporosis, spinal stenosis, neurocognitive disorder with Alzheimer's, hypertension, and TDIU.
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