Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure is granted. The claim for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) due to toxic-related exposure activity (TERA) is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's lay statements regarding his exposure to Agent Orange credible and sufficient to establish presumptive service connection for prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000577
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