The Board has determined that the Veteran's thyroid cancer, which caused his death in August 2017, was related to his service exposure to Agent Orange. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's thyroid cancer was due to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange and contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19167528
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What this means for you
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