The Veteran's service connection for the residuals of lung cancer is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, and he underwent resection of right lung carcinoma. His post-operative residuals indicate a severe condition that manifested after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19106295
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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