The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder bone cancer and metastatic cancer to the head and neck, finding that these conditions were caused or aggravated by exposure in service or due to a pre-existing condition (prostate cancer).
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately balanced in favor of finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder bone cancer, metastatic cancer to the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22063685
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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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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's service connection claims for metastatic cancer to the head and neck and right shoulder bone cancer, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his active service or any other relevant factors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the service connection claim for metastatic cancer to the head and neck, but has remanded both the original claim and the new claim for right shoulder bone cancer due to insufficient evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
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