Granted
The Board granted service connection for edema in the right thigh as secondary to tongue cancer, which was linked to Persian Gulf service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence persuaded the Board that the Veteran's right leg edema is due to surgery conducted to treat his service-connected tongue cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- edema, right vastus lateralis muscle
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095165
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