The Board found that the Veteran's oral cancer was not shown in service or until many years thereafter, and there is no credible evidence establishing a link between his current condition and service, including claimed exposure to herbicides. As such, the claim for service connection for oral cancer was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's oral cancer to his military service or any incident therein, including alleged herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- oral cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1750433
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- Granted
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