The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which was multi-organ system failure and metastatic lung cancer, due to presumed exposure to tactical herbicides during active duty.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the presumption that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while stationed at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base, and his lung cancer is a disease for which presumptive service connection may be afforded under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- Lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045752
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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- Denied
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