The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claim that his stomach problems, including adenocarcinoma of the stomach, were related to service or exposure to Agent Orange. The preponderance of the evidence is against a relationship between any post-service stomach problem and service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence establishing a link between the veteran's stomach cancer and service on either a direct or presumptive basis.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disease, adenocarcinoma of the stomach
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0213707
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