The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his military service, including any potential exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: There is no credible medical evidence linking the veteran’s cancer to his military service or to exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma, primary site unknown
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0214488
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What this means for you
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