The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his squamous cell cancer was caused by exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The positive nexus opinions from qualified medical experts supported the claim that the Veteran’s squamous cell cancer was proximately due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell cancer of the head and neck
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148822
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.
What you can do next
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