The Board granted service connection for penile cancer, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance and does not persuasively weigh against a finding of direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's penile cancer was related to active service due to exposure to an herbicide agent during his time near the demilitarized zone in Korea. The Board found that the evidence did not persuasively show that the Veteran did not contract HPV during service and resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- penile cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24002000
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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