The Board has determined that the Veteran's oropharyngeal cancer, squamous cell cancer of the right tonsil/base of tongue, and respiratory cancer is service connected as secondary to in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided a basis for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- oropharyngeal cancer, squamous cell cancer of the right tonsil/base of tongue, respiratory cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1531333
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for oropharyngeal cancer, finding that it is not related to his in-service exposure and instead caused by his long-term tobacco use.
- Granted
The Veteran's oropharyngeal cancer with soft palate reconstruction is granted service connection, and the claim for a dental disability secondary to this condition is remanded.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tonsillar cancer (claimed as throat and respiratory cancer) due to a lack of evidence showing that his condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury or disease, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for respiratory cancer as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected throat cancer.
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