The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a jejunal mass, previously claimed as lymph node cancer, finding that it was not incurred during service or due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a causal link between the Veteran's jejunal mass and his military service, including presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- jejunal mass, lymph node cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20063517
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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