The Board found that the veteran's cancer was not caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields, PCBs or other incidents in service and denied his claim for service connection for cause of death.
The deciding factor: Service-connected disability did not play a role in the events leading to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic cancer to the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0312178
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The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for metastatic cancer to the liver, colon cancer, skin cancer, and cervical cancer as there is no evidence linking these conditions to her military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to conflicting medical opinions and new evidence submitted by the appellant.
- Denied
The VA determined that the cause of the veteran's death, metastatic cancer to the liver, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not related to a service-connected disability.
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