The veteran's effective date for service connection of a heart disability and prostate cancer was granted as August 2, 2019. The claims regarding clear and unmistakable error were dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's duties at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base likely placed him near the perimeter of the base where exposure to herbicide agents may be presumed.
- Claimed conditions
- AICD S/P cardiac transplantation and ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer with residuals
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006995
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,858 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer with residuals and COPD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer with residuals, which is presumptively related to the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure at U-Tapao base in Thailand during the Vietnam era.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for prostate cancer with residuals, denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for tachycardia and an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and granted service connection for a psychiatric disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for prostate cancer with residuals has been dismissed due to his death.
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