The Veteran's death was not due to disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by his military service, including as a result of presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Liver cancer is not included on the list of diseases presumptively associated with exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and has not been otherwise directly related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1322201
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