The Veteran's bladder tumor, which was service-connected, contributed to his death from gastrointestinal cancer. The Board found that the bladder tumor was at least as likely as not cancerous and contributed substantially to his death.
The deciding factor: The bladder tumor removed in service contributed to the development of gastrointestinal cancer, which caused the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder tumor, Gastrointestinal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18110074
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