The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, finding no evidence of a current disability and noting that stomach cancer is not associated with herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of gastric carcinoma during service or within one year post-service, and there is insufficient evidence associating stomach cancer with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1506549
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his stomach cancer and metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma, as well as secondary service connection. The AOJ should also readjudicate the temporary total disability ratings under 38 C.F.R. §§ 4.29, 4.30.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking any disability causing or contributing to his death with active service. The Veteran died from metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma and other conditions not related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting information regarding the Appellant's status as the Veteran's surviving spouse.
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