The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and heart disease based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Taiwan and Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted due to credible evidence of herbicide exposure and the conditions being presumptively linked to such exposure under 38 U.S.C. § 1116 and 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24072090
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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