The Veteran's squamous cell oropharyngeal carcinoma is denied as not related to service, including presumed herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s squamous cell carcinoma is not related to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell oropharyngeal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19138236
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