Granted
The Board granted service connection for oropharyngeal cancer, to include tonsillar cancer, heart block with implanted cardiac pacemaker, and atrial fibrillation, all presumed due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct link between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his exposure to herbicide agents during service, as established by the presumption of exposure under 38 C.F.R. § 3.307(a)(6)(ii).
- Claimed conditions
- Oropharyngeal cancer, to include tonsillar cancer, Heart block with implanted cardiac pacemaker, Atrial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091748
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