Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection of squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil due to toxic exposure in service.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are necessary on remand based on the arguments set forth at the Board hearing in September 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000538
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