The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which was previously denied in July 2000. The appellant contends that the cause of her husband's death was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the appellant suggests a possible link between the Veteran's service and his later diagnosis of gastric cancer, which led to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1004695
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