The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was due to service-connected causes, with exposure to ionizing radiation during service being a contributing factor.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established that the Veteran's death was caused by cancer, and there was credible evidence suggesting exposure to ionizing radiation during his service on Johnston Island contributed to this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral metastatic cancer, Seizures due to diffusely metastatic lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0936790
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