The Board has determined that the Veteran's liposarcoma is related to his service, specifically due to Agent Orange exposure during service. As a result, the Board has granted service connection for liposarcoma and its secondary effects on splenectomy, muscle resection, colon resection, and nephrectomy.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding of service connection for liposarcoma based on Agent Orange exposure during service, which is then considered to have caused or aggravated the Veteran's subsequent surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- liposarcoma, splenectomy, muscle resection, colon resection, nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1622815
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What this means for you
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