The Veteran's death was due to peritonitis and perforated sigmoid diverticulitis, with significant conditions of COPD and stage IV esophageal cancer. The cause of these disabilities is not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the Veteran’s disabilities to his period of active service or presumed exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Peritonitis, Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis, Stage IV esophageal cancer, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2014
- Citation
- 1410625
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