The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of evidence linking his death to any disability incurred or aggravated in service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical opinion linking the cause of the veteran's death (cancer of the stomach with liver metastasis and cerebrovascular accidents) to service or any disability potentially related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the stomach, cerebrovascular accidents
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0302400
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What this means for you
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