The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death was not related to his active military service, including exposure to asbestos or non-ionizing radiation. The Board also found no evidence of VA negligence in diagnosing and treating the Veteran.
The deciding factor: There is no direct evidence linking the Veteran’s cause of death (heart failure and metastatic colon cancer) to his military service, including exposure to asbestos or ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart failure, Metastatic colon cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2018
- Citation
- 1802877
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