The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to metastatic carcinoma of the stomach and carcinoma of the esophagus, which were not present in service or for many years thereafter. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to an incident of service, including any exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the veteran's cancers and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic carcinoma of the stomach, carcinoma of the esophagus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0127698
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