The Veteran's throat cancer is granted service connection based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. His skin cancer and scars are also granted as secondary to his throat cancer. The earlier effective date for PTSD is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence supported that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam, which presumptively links his throat cancer to service.
- Claimed conditions
- throat cancer, skin cancer, scars
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063147
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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