The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the throat as due to herbicide exposure. The claims for secondary service connection for various disabilities are remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion is considered adequate and probative in determining that the Veteran’s cancer was not a respiratory cancer, but rather a parotid gland cancer or metastasis from an unknown primary site. Given this finding, the Board has granted service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the throat
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125561
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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