Granted
The Board granted service connection for throat cancer, to include residuals, based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents and has a current diagnosis of throat cancer, which is presumed related to his in-service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- throat cancer, to include residuals
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088400
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