The Board found that the veteran's gastric ulcer and peritoneal lesions are causally related to his cobalt treatment for service-connected embryonal carcinoma of the right testicle, granting his claims.
The deciding factor: The IME report concluded that it is least as likely as not that the veteran's gastric ulcer and peritoneal adhesions were caused by his cobalt radiation treatments in 1968.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric ulcer, peritoneal lesions
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0125581
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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