The Veteran's cause of death, a carcinoid tumor, was not service-connected and the Board found no evidence to support a connection between the cancer and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s exposure to Agent Orange less likely than not caused or contributed to the carcinoid tumor of the intestines.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoid tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19131261
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