The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for residuals of laryngeal cancer, thyroid cancer, and high blood pressure (HBP). Service connection is granted.,Service connection is also granted for residuals of thyroid cancer as secondary to service-connected laryngeal cancer.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand has been presumed. The Board finds the evidence at least equipoise on whether he was exposed, and grants service connection based on this presumption.,Service connection is granted for residuals of thyroid cancer as secondary to laryngeal cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"residuals of laryngeal cancer","diagnosis_codes":[]}, {"condition_name":"high blood pressure (HBP)","diagnosis_codes":[]}, {"condition_name":"high blood pressure (HBP) - recharacterized as hypertension","diagnosis_codes":[]}, {"condition_name":"residuals of thyroid cancer","diagnosis_codes":[]}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2020
- Citation
- A20015210
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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