The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon, is related to service connection and likely due to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the Veteran died from metastatic cancer which was as likely as not primary to either his prostate or lungs. The Board considered the possibility of a recurrence of his original colon cancer and concluded that it was as likely as not related to service-connected disability, including Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1045813
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- Remanded (sent back)
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