Partly granted
The appeal for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed, while service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure was granted.
The deciding factor: Proximity to the Republic of Vietnam during military service and a current diagnosis of prostate cancer led to the grant of service connection on a presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25015577
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