The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his primary gastroesophageal cancer was not related to his military service or presumed Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: Primary gastroesophageal cancer did not have a nexus to the veteran's military service, including any presumed Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0533738
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- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death is due to diffuse bilateral pneumonia, which was found to be caused by exposure to herbicide agents in Iraq. The gastrointestinal cancer that led to his death is presumed to have been caused by the same exposure. Therefore, service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal cancer pursuant to the PACT Act, as the Veteran was presumed to have toxic exposures due to his Southwest Asia theater of operations service and diagnosed with the condition during his lifetime.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, metastatic gastric cancer, was related to his active-duty service at Camp Lejeune. The benefit of doubt has been applied in favor of the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for metastatic gastric cancer and the cause of death. The Veteran's claims are being returned to VA for additional development, including obtaining medical records and completing a Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) memorandum.
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