The Board denied DIC benefits for the cause of the Veteran's death due to metastatic lung cancer, urosepsis, and dehydration. The Board found that these conditions did not have their onset during service or were otherwise related to active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a direct nexus between the Veteran’s cause of death (metastatic lung cancer, urosepsis, and dehydration) and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic lung cancer, urosepis, dehydration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20006650
What this means for you
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