The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death, entitlement to DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, and entitlement to DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the cause of death and military service or service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin site
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0006844
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