The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for colon cancer due to radiation exposure and for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or to radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a link between the veteran's colon cancer and his service, including any potential radiation exposure. The Board also found insufficient evidence connecting the veteran's death to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic colonic carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0018691
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