Granted
The Board restored service connection for squamous cell carcinoma right inferior lip and squamous cell cancer of the left shoulder and left hand with basal cell carcinoma of the right upper arm, as well as special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus to herbicide exposure during service, which meets the presumptive basis for service connection under the Agent Orange Act.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma right inferior lip, squamous cell cancer of the left shoulder and left hand with basal cell carcinoma of the right upper arm
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090276
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