The Board has determined that the veteran's rectal cancer is not service-connected, as it does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner concluded that the veteran's rectal cancer was not caused by his military service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640212
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
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