The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, metastatic gastroesophageal carcinoma with lung and liver metastases, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The appellant could not establish exposure to ionizing radiation during service, and there is no evidence linking the cancer to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's fatal cancer did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to ionizing radiation in service or as a result of a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic gastroesophageal carcinoma, lung metastases, liver metastases
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0112558
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