The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for thyroid cancer, finding that there was no nexus between his current condition and his in-service exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not support a presumption of service connection due to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there was insufficient evidence linking the Veteran’s thyroid cancer to his presumed exposure to herbicides during service, specifically Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- papillary thyroid cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160297
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