The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by service-connected cancer, and therefore, VA burial benefits are granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died from a service-connected disability (cancer) and exposure to Agent Orange is considered a significant condition contributing to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- colon cancer, rectal cancer, bladder cancer, stomach cancer, lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801165
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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