The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which is presumed to be related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The weight of the competent evidence supports a finding that the veteran's metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma was caused by his in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0633732
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Decisions by this judge: 1,177 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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