The Board finds that the Veteran's brain cancer is related to his in-service herbicide exposure, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The right knee disability claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during active service in Vietnam, which is presumed due to his service there. The Board finds that his brain cancer may be related to this exposure, even though it does not fall under the presumptive diseases listed for Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- brain cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2016
- Citation
- 1613076
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