Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that Type II diabetes mellitus and hypertension, which are presumed to have resulted from herbicide exposure during service, contributed substantially to his demise.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents due to the Veteran's deployment near the Korean DMZ, and the contribution of these conditions to the cause of death as stated in the death certificate.
- Claimed conditions
- periampullary acinar cell carcinoma, Type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111052
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