The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is found to be related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: Multiple medical opinions support a link between the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue and his in-service herbicide agent exposure, including HPV infection which is associated with head and neck cancers.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22065366
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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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- Granted
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