The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions, nor did it find any evidence linking his lung cancer to herbicide exposure. The Board also determined that there was no additional disability or death as a result of delay in treatment on October 23, 1998.
The deciding factor: The veteran's underlying cancer (colon cancer) is not presumed to be due to herbicide exposure and the lung cancer is not linked to his service-connected conditions. The Board found no evidence that any disability contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Metastatic carcinoma of the colon, Pulmonary metastasis from colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0824716
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