The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking his squamous cell carcinoma and liver metastases to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence establishing a nexus between the veteran's cause of death (squamous cell carcinoma) and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil and adjacent palate with left cervical metastasis, liver metastases
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0208945
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to a lack of evidence linking the Veteran's colon cancer, which metastasized to his liver, to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's colon cancer was caused by CLCW exposure.
- Denied
The Veteran died of liver metastases and lung cancer. The Board found that the lung cancer was primary, not caused by service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and denied service connection for the cause of death.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was attributed to renal failure and renal cell carcinoma with metastases, which the Board accepted as listed on his death certificate. The contributing causes were liver metastases. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied because there is no evidence establishing an inservice disease or injury relevant to the cause of death.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death was caused by colon cancer with liver metastases, which is not service-connected. Lung cancer, a condition related to the colon cancer, is also service-connected due to herbicide exposure.
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