The Veteran's cause of death was attributed to metastatic testicular cancer, which is not service-connected. The right testicular cancer he had in 1970 is considered a direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The underlying causes of the Veteran's death (metastatic testicular cancer) were not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic testicular cancer, right testicular (seminoma) cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1420397
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