The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for cancer and/or residuals of cancer of the head and neck, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided link the Veteran's rare form of cancer to his conceded in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer, residuals of cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21075788
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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