The veteran's prostatic adenocarcinoma is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to Agent Orange, and the Board granted this claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his military service, which triggers a presumption of service connection for prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatic adenocarcinoma, residuals of a radical prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0425966
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What this means for you
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