Granted
The Veteran's esophageal cancer is granted service connection due to herbicide exposure during his service in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The persuasive evidence shows that the Veteran's esophageal cancer is related to herbicide agent exposure during his RVN service, and a private medical opinion supports this conclusion.
- 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
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106710
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