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The Board granted service connection for right breast cancer and scars, residual of right breast cancer based on the presumption under the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's breast cancer is etiologically related to her in-service exposure to environmental toxins, including those from burn pits.
- Claimed conditions
- right breast cancer, status-post treatment, scars, residual of right breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106822
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