The Board finds that the Veteran had service in Vietnam as defined by VA regulations, and therefore is presumed to have been exposed to herbicides. The cause of death (gastric/esophageal carcinoma) is found to be related to this exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's gastric/esophageal carcinoma was more likely than not caused by his in-service exposure to Agent Orange, and thus service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric/esophageal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1013349
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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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