The Board denied service connection for laryngeal cancer due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and alleged exposure to herbicide agents in Puerto Rico, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these exposures and the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were deemed inadequate to establish a link between the Veteran's laryngeal cancer and his service-connected conditions or any potential exposure events.
- Claimed conditions
- laryngeal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20078854
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and laryngeal cancer are granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his military service.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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