The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death has been granted due to the submission of relevant new evidence, and a VA opinion is needed regarding the etiology of his cause of death.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that suggested an increased risk of gastric cancer related to herbicide exposure, which met the low threshold for readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- terminal respiratory failure, metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach, septicemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2022
- Citation
- A22022524
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied DIC and survivors' pension benefits due to the lack of evidence linking septicemia to service, and because the Appellant's income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach is attributable to toxic exposure during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to a lack of evidence linking the Veteran's metastatic adenocarcinoma to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service in Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan, and a need for an opinion on whether his stomach cancer is related to service. The appellant was also asked to provide any medical records she may have.
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