Granted
The Board granted service connection for nasopharyngeal cancer, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it is related to military service, specifically herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presumption of herbicide exposure during service and the private physician's opinion linking the cancer to Agent Orange exposure, despite some uncertainty in the medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- nasopharyngeal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25012450
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