The Board has determined that the Veteran's asbestosis, which was incurred during his military service and contributed to his death from neuroendocrine cancer with multiple metastatic nodules in the lungs, meets the criteria for service connection. The cause of death is therefore granted.
The deciding factor: The October 2010 VA medical opinion established a link between the Veteran's asbestosis and his active duty service, which was sufficient to grant service connection for the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Uremia, Retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma, Multiple pulmonary metastatic nodules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1301263
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What this means for you
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