The Board has determined that the veteran's terminal cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have had its inception during service or to have been caused by mustard gas exposure during service. As such, the claim for dependency and indemnity compensation based on the cause of the veteran's death is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of a chronic disease in service that could be presumed due to exposure to mustard gas, and there was no indication that the veteran had been exposed to mustard gas during his military service. The appellant's claim for service connection based on the cause of her husband's death is therefore denied.
- Claimed conditions
- neuroendocrine tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0701480
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The Veteran's neuroendocrine tumor is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The claim was reopened based on new evidence showing a possible link between the condition and his military service.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's neuroendocrine tumor is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.
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