The veteran's death was caused by non-service-connected gastric cancer, but his service-connected diabetes mellitus and associated heart disease contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: Service-connected diabetes mellitus with complications (including heart disease) substantially or materially contributed to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric cancer, diabetes mellitus with complications
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0413876
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