The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's death to his military service or any presumptive conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the pseudomyxoma peritonei and mucin producing adenocarcinoma of the appendix were not related to the Veteran's military service or any presumed exposure to herbicides, and thus could not be service-connected. The appellant did not meet the requirements for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudomyxoma peritonei, Mucin producing adenocarcinoma of the appendix
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1001093
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