The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for malignant thymoma, finding that his condition was at least as likely as not related to his conceded exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and found that his malignant thymoma was caused by his in-service exposure to Agent Orange based on a private medical opinion and VA regulations regarding presumptive service connection for conditions associated with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant thymoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181527
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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