The Veteran's cause of death is denied as there is no evidence linking his adenocarcinoma of the stomach to service, and exposure to mustard gas cannot be established.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death could not be granted due to lack of evidence linking the Veteran’s adenocarcinoma of the stomach to service or any other condition presumed related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the stomach
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18136165
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