The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of nasopharyngeal cancer due to exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange, is granted. The Board found the medical evidence in equipoise and resolved doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a reasonable doubt regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected condition (nasopharyngeal cancer) and his exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange, and thus granted service connection based on this presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of nasopharyngeal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19142347
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Decisions by this judge: 1,812 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension, atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), and residuals of nasopharyngeal cancer due to herbicide agent exposure. The claims are being returned for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of nasopharyngeal cancer and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) due to herbicide agent exposure. The VA is required to obtain an addendum opinion from a physician regarding the etiology of these conditions, specifically addressing whether they are related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) due to herbicide agent exposure. The remand requires obtaining additional evidence regarding the presence of Epstein-Barr virus in the Veteran's case, as well as an addendum opinion from a different examiner on both conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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