The Board has vacated its previous decision denying service connection for gastrointestinal cancer, finding that the December 2017 decision was not based on all relevant evidence. The Veteran's current gastrointestinal cancer is not shown to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination found no link between the Veteran's gastrointestinal cancer and in-service exposure to hazardous materials.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1820675
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