The veteran's papillary thyroid carcinoma is service-connected as it was found to be causally related to his exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion directly linked the veteran's thyroid cancer to his exposure to Agent Orange, and there is no evidence of record that contradicts this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- papillary thyroid carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0812908
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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