Granted
The Board grants service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, attributing it to his exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided a probative link between the Veteran's esophageal cancer and his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- esophageal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095749
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