The veteran's currently diagnosed cancer of the esophagus and gastric cardia has been linked by competent medical opinion to his active military service, warranting service connection.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence shows a link between the veteran's current gastroesophageal cancer and symptoms experienced during service.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the esophagus, gastric cardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0630481
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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