The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid gland due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during active duty in Vietnam. However, it denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange) due to service in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid gland
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145618
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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