The Board has determined that the veteran's death from choriocarcinoma was caused by malignant cells present during service, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The IME concluded that it is at least as likely as not that malignant cells related to the choriocarcinoma were present in service.
- Claimed conditions
- choriocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0634975
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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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