Partly grantedPACT Act
The veteran's prostate cancer is service-connected due to herbicide agent exposure, but the intestinal metaplasia/Barrett's esophagus is not.
The deciding factor: Prostate cancer is presumptively related to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act, while the esophageal condition lacks a clear link to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, intestinal metaplasia, to include Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007918
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