The Veteran's bile duct cancer is granted as service connected due to exposure to river flukes during his military service.,The cause of the Veteran's death, metastatic bile duct cancer, is also granted as service connected.
The deciding factor: Service connection for bile duct cancer was established based on direct evidence linking it to in-service exposure to river fluke. The cause of death due to bile duct cancer is considered a contributory factor related to the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bile duct cancer, metastatic bile duct cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22045171
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