The Veteran's esophageal cancer is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is at least as likely as not related to his presumed in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to assess the etiology of the Veteran's esophageal cancer, including its relation to presumed Agent Orange exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803669
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What this means for you
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