The Board granted service connection for throat cancer, finding that new and relevant evidence established a link between the Veteran's condition and her in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence of record, including an April 2024 VA medical opinion, established a causal relationship between the Veteran's throat cancer and her conceded in-service toxic exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- throat cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24068454
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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