The Board has determined that the veteran's non-small cell lung cancer is related to his exposure to herbicides during service, specifically identified as 'MONURON and 2-4-D' in Korea. The claim was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a plausible basis for the veteran's exposure to chemical herbicides during his Korean service, leading to an opinion that there is at least a 50% likelihood of a causal relationship between the cancer and this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- non-small cell lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0404845
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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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