The Veteran's gall bladder cancer was not incurred during service or due to Agent Orange exposure, and the Board found no evidence linking it to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no positive association between exposure to herbicide agents and gall bladder cancer as determined by the Secretary of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- gall bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19172592
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- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection of colon cancer, coronary artery disease, diabetes, gall bladder cancer, and pancreatic cancer were dismissed without prejudice due to the veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of gall bladder cancer has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
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