Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis due to herbicide agent exposure during his service in Vietnam is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in approximate balance and afforded the complete benefit of the doubt to the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002077
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