The Board found that the veteran's service-connected diabetes did not play a significant role in causing his death from metastatic melanoma. The cause of death was attributed to metastatic melanoma, which was listed as due to (or as a consequence of) diabetes on an amended death certificate.
The deciding factor: The independent medical opinion indicated that the veteran's service-connected diabetes did not play any significant role in causing his death from metastatic melanoma.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Metastatic Melanoma","location":"Lung"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0620635
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