The Veteran's cause of death, stave IV lung cancer, is granted service connection as a presumptive disability secondary to herbicide exposure.,Stage IV lung cancer is also granted service connection for purposes of DIC benefits. Accrued benefits are granted for the same condition.
The deciding factor: Herbicide exposure in Vietnam is presumed for veterans who served in-country during the Vietnam era, and this presumption applies even if there is no official record of such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- stave IV lung cancer, an acquired psychiatric condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20002946
What this means for you
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