The Veteran's death was granted service connection due to metastatic lung cancer, presumed to be caused by herbicide agent exposure at the Korean DMZ during his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents at the Korean DMZ and thus entitled to presumptive service connection for his lung cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003260
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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