Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lung disability, to include bronchiectasis, based on herbicide agent exposure due to the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a nexus between the Veteran's current lung disability and his presumed exposure to herbicides during service, despite not being among the enumerated presumptive conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchiectasis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25110074
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