The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected left nephrectomy and traumatic splenectomy contributed to his death from metastatic parotid cancer.
The deciding factor: The VHA doctor concluded that the removal of the spleen and kidney in 1955 did not contribute to the recurrence of his primary cancer and ineffectiveness of chemotherapy leading to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic parotid cancer, left nephrectomy, traumatic splenectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0941010
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