The Board granted service connection for malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor and peripheral neuropathy, both due to herbicide exposure during the Vietnam War era.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's GIST is presumed to be a result of his in-service herbicide exposure under the PACT Act. The neuropathy is found to be proximately caused by the service-connected gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069230
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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