The Veteran's metastatic adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction, including esophageal, stomach, liver and brain cancers, is found to be service-connected. The issue of a compensable rating for Meniere's syndrome remains pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted based on reopening of claims due to new evidence supporting a finding that the Veteran's cancer was related to in-service exposure to environmental toxins, including radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1750649
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