The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's metastatic cancer to his military service or any of his service-connected conditions, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's metastatic cancer and his military service or any other factors considered in this case (service-connected PTSD or presumed herbicide exposure).
- Claimed conditions
- Metastatic cancer, unknown primary site
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1024111
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What this means for you
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