The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer substantially contributed to his death from prostate cancer, and thus grants service connection for cause of death.
The deciding factor: Competent medical opinion is in equipoise in showing that the Veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer disability substantially and materially contributed to cause his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Malignant neoplasm of the prostate, Herniated disc disease, Left knee disability (hypertrophic osteoarthritis and genu varum deformity), Duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1202732
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU, as his duodenal ulcer symptoms were no more than mild in severity throughout the period on appeal.
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