The Veteran's service connection claim for coronary artery disease as secondary to herbicide exposure is granted. Claims for colon cancer, throat cancer, skin cancer, liver cancer, lung lesions, and an aortic aneurysm are denied.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found the Veteran's cancers were not related to his confirmed in-service exposures to Agent Orange and asbestos due to other risk factors such as smoking history.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), colon cancer, throat cancer, skin cancer, liver cancer, lung lesions, aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24049902
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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.
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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