The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically prostate cancer, and accrued benefits based on a pending claim for esophageal cancer due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: Prostate cancer is related to the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, and there is probative evidence supporting the link between the Veteran's esophageal cancer and his presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, Esophageal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043745
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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