The Board has granted service connection for high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right deep lobe of the parotid gland and pulmonary metastasis post left lower lobe wedge resection post chemotherapy, claimed as lung cancer, both found to be related to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The Veteran's lung cancer had metastasized from his parotid gland cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the evidence was at equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's parotid gland carcinoma and subsequent pulmonary metastasis were caused by exposure to herbicide agents during service, granting service connection on a presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right deep lobe of the parotid gland, pulmonary metastasis post left lower lobe wedge resection post chemotherapy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21042040
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