The Veteran died from metastatic colorectal cancer, which is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing it was caused by his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion supported the original death certificate and found that the cause of death was metastatic colorectal cancer, not lung cancer. The Veteran had no history of colorectal cancer in service records, and there is no evidence linking it to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic colorectal cancer, metastatic adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1825797
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- Granted
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