The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, dissiminated gastric carcinoma, was not related to his period of service and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a relationship between the veteran's exposure to herbicides and the metastatic cancer that caused his death.
- Claimed conditions
- dissiminated gastric carcinoma, acute bronchopneumonia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0630142
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What this means for you
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