Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, specifically gastrointestinal sarcoma, which is presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's gastrointestinal sarcoma should have been service-connected at the time of his death due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal sarcoma
- 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
- A25095914
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