The veteran's death was due to carcinoma of the rectum with metastasis to the liver, which is not service-connected. The appellant did not meet the requirements for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as the conditions were not present during or within one year after service and are not presumptively related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the rectum, metastasis to the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0106691
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