The Board has denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his metastatic colon carcinoma is not related to his military service. The remaining issues (DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, non-service-connected death pension, and accrued benefits) are being REMANDED as no SOC has been issued.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's metastatic colon carcinoma is not related to his military service due to lack of evidence linking it to exposure to herbicides or any other service-related factor.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic colon carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612219
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What this means for you
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