The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by a disability of service origin, and thus grants service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established that the Veteran's death-causing cancer was, at least in part, attributable to inservice asbestos exposure. However, there is no conclusive evidence of asbestos exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1234138
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