The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to transitional cell carcinoma and signet ring cell carcinoma, as these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service. The veteran's surviving spouse was also denied eligibility for DEA benefits under Chapter 35 because he did not have a pending claim at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to service, and thus service connection could not be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, signet ring cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0702253
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