The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's carcinoma of the right tonsil is due to exposure to herbicides, and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran based on multiple positive nexus opinions submitted by the Veteran and the lack of probative medical evidence weighing against the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the right tonsil
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2017
- Citation
- 1709202
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim to reopen service connection for carcinoma of the right tonsil is granted, and the case is remanded for a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for carcinoma of the right tonsil, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for carcinoma of the right tonsil was not reopened as there was no new and material evidence received since the last final denial.
- Denied
The Veteran's carcinoma of the right tonsil was not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's carcinoma of the right tonsil was not incurred in or as a result of his active military service. The Board found no evidence linking the cancer to his period of service.
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