The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by cancer of the lung with metastasis, which is a direct result of his service. Meningitis contributed to his death but was not the underlying cause.
The deciding factor: The veteran had full-body exposure to mustard gas during service and developed chronic conjunctivitis, keratitis, corneal opacities, and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin as a result, which is considered a compensable condition under 38 C.F.R. § 3.316(a)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the lung with metastasis, meningitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0028285
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What this means for you
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