The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, and therefore his death due to a malignant neoplasm of the prostate with metastases is presumed to be related to service. As such, the claim for service connection for cause of death is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service was established through various documents including performance evaluations, dental records, and unit award citations, which supported his claims of maintenance work on C-123 aircraft used in defoliation missions. As the disease (prostate cancer) is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure, the claim for cause of death is granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Malignant neoplasm of the prostate with metastases
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1800855
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