Granted
The Board granted service connection for gastric adenocarcinoma with peritoneal metastasis, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from Dr. S., a treating oncologist, supported the link between the Veteran's gastric adenocarcinoma and Agent Orange exposure, while the VA examiner's opinion was given limited weight due to its failure to address the positive evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric adenocarcinoma with peritoneal metastasis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099770
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