The Board denied the claim for service connection for gastric cancer, finding that it did not cause or contribute substantially to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Gastric cancer was not shown to be related to service-connected PTSD and no other service-connected condition. The appellant failed to provide evidence showing a direct relationship between service and the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1006106
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What this means for you
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