The Board granted service connection for lung cancer and kidney cancer, both based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides at Ubon RTAFB and that these exposures are linked to the development of lung and kidney cancers under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071269
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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