The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability contributed substantially to his death from metastate cancer. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: Service-connected lumbar spine disability caused or contributed to the Veteran's death due to metastate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- severe discogenic back disease, degenerative osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, neurogenic claudication of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1619337
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