The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and benefits under Chapter 35, finding no evidence linking the adenocarcinoma of the esophagus to military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence establishing a direct relationship between the veteran's adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and his military service. The provisions for presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents did not apply as the veteran had not served in Vietnam during the relevant time period.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0209435
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