The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to adenocarcinoma of the cecum with liver metastasis, finding that the service-connected lymphoma did not contribute substantially or materially to his death. The Board also found no evidence linking Agent Orange exposure to the Veteran's adenocarcinoma.
The deciding factor: The VHA opinion concluded that the service-connected lymphoma was unlikely to have caused or contributed to the cause of death due to adenocarcinoma of the cecum with liver metastasis, and that chemotherapy in 1998 for colon cancer rather than lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- nodular lymphohistiocytic lymphoma, adenocarcinoma of the cecum with liver metastasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1226731
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