The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as well as the claim for metastatic gastric carcinoma. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's cancer to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show any link between the veteran's cancer and his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic gastric carcinoma, electrolyte imbalance
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0201383
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- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death from metastatic gastric carcinoma was not service-connected, and there is no evidence to support presumptive service connection due to Camp Lejeune exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic gastric carcinoma, which is presumed to have been incurred in or related to his military service. The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death based on the PACT Act presumption.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to metastatic gastric carcinoma, which is presumed to have been incurred in or related to his military service under the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic gastric carcinoma, was presumptively related to his service in Southwest Asia and the PACT Act exposure presumption.
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