The Board denied service connection for colon cancer, lung cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), and chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty or exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence of record weighed against finding that the Veteran's colon cancer had its onset during active-duty service or was otherwise etiologically related to service, and that his lung cancer was caused by his colon cancer rather than being directly related to service. The same applied for BPH and CKD.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, lung cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092859
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