GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for adenocarcinoma of the tongue and special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The PACT Act expanded the presumptive conditions associated with burn pit exposure, allowing for an earlier effective date from the act's enactment date.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the tongue
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096466
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