Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to brain cancer, which was determined to be related to in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The private opinion provided by a clinician concluded that the Veteran's in-service exposure to Agent Orange led to his development of brain cancer and ultimately his death, despite it not being on the list of presumptive diseases from Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Brain cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085501
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