The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The prostatic carcinoma, which caused the veteran's death, is presumed to have resulted from such exposure.
The deciding factor: Prostate cancer was added to the list of conditions for which service connection could be granted due to exposure to ionizing radiation during atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons and/or the occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. The veteran's death certificate listed prostatic carcinoma as the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostatic carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0026791
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his military service to his cancer. The appellant has not submitted new and material evidence to reopen this claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the cause of death, acute respiratory distress syndrome and prostatic carcinoma, was not related to service-connected disability.,The appellant's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied as there was no evidence linking her husband's military service to any disabilities.
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