The Veteran's liver cancer and fatal underlying causes (HCV) were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they presumed to have been so incurred due to Agent Orange exposure. The hip fracture is not related to a service-connected disability.,The cause of the Veteran's death was metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, which is not service connected and not presumed to be due to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: Liver cancer (HCC) and hepatitis C were not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by service. The hip fracture is not related to a service-connected disability.,The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, which is not service connected and not presumed to be due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatitis C (HCV), Hip fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1341466
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