The Board granted service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and Addison's disease, both linked to herbicide exposure during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's conditions were directly linked to herbicide exposure based on medical evidence and conceded exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Addison's disease, residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103745
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of May 14, 2021 for service connection of residuals of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of prostate cancer is being remanded due to the failure to obtain all relevant records, including those from non-VA urology providers.
- Granted
The Veteran's residuals of prostate cancer are rated at 60 percent, and he is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his Addison's disease was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, with the most probative evidence showing that symptoms were within the range required for a 20 percent rating.
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