The Board will determine whether service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death from cancer, and if so, whether they were a substantial or material cause of death. The appellant contends that diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, and peptic ulcer disease may have contributed to the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board will review medical evidence to determine if service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death from cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1018729
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What this means for you
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