The Board found that the cause of death, carcinoma of the colon, was not caused by a service-connected disability and did not contribute substantially or materially to the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion stated that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not aggravate his colon cancer nor did they contribute materially or substantially to the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the colon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603670
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- Remanded (sent back)
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