Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a lung condition, to include lung cancer, on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure during the Vietnam War. The appeal for a heart condition was dismissed as moot because it had already been granted by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and the established link between such exposure and lung cancer, which is covered under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, lung condition, to include lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015640
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