The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities, specifically his cardiac and pulmonary conditions, contributed to his early demise.
The deciding factor: It is more likely than not that the Veteran's service-connected injuries did result in a general impairment of health such that he was less capable of resisting the effects of his metastatic adenocarcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma, hepatic abscess
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0907473
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.
What you can do next
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