Judge Reverses, Remands Agent Orange Ruling, Says Cancer Connection Could Exist

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims on Feb. 28 reversed and remanded a ruling by the Board of Veterans Appeals that denied a veteran's claim for full benefits related to prostate cancer that he contended was caused by his exposure to Agent Orange while in Vietnam (Chester McNeil Jr. v. David J. Shulkin, No. 16-1447, U.S. App., Vet. Clms.; 2017 U.S. App. Vet. Claims LEXIS 263).
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