The Board has determined that the veteran's death was due to leiomyosarcoma, which is presumed to have been incurred during his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran was within 10 miles of Hiroshima or Nagasaki during his service in Japan and thus involved in radiation-risk activity, qualifying him as a radiation-exposed veteran under the presumptive provisions. As a result, leiomyosarcoma is presumed to have been incurred during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- leiomyosarcoma, lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0018755
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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