Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that it was related to in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a negative medical opinion that did not rule out a relationship between the colon cancer and Agent Orange exposure, leading to a favorable decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25002967
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