The Veteran's death was caused by sepsis, due to or as a consequence of respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, and colostomy takedown. The gastric cancer that contributed to the Veteran's death is considered at least as likely as not to have been caused by an in-service H. pylori infection.
The deciding factor: The service-connected duodenal ulcer more likely than not was caused by an in-service H. pylori infection, which also directly caused the gastric cancer that contributed to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- sepsis, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, colostomy takedown, gastric cancer
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1808265
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