The veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and the Board is remanding for further development of medical records.
The deciding factor: The prostate cancer developed as a result of metastasizing bladder cancer, which does not qualify for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Prostate Cancer, Carcinoma of the Bladder and Prostate
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612248
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What this means for you
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