The Veteran's service connection claims for appendiceal cancer and the cause of his death were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's appendiceal cancer and herbicide exposure, nor did any medical opinion provide sufficient basis for such a finding.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence linking the Veteran's appendiceal cancer or cause of death to his military service, including presumed herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- appendiceal cancer, metastasized to other areas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22060433
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for soft tissue carcinoma and cause of death due to service-connected disability. The remand requires obtaining additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's appendiceal cancer, which metastasized to the lungs and bones, and his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's appendiceal cancer and his service, specifically presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The cause of death claim is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain a VA opinion regarding the relationship between his appendiceal and colonic cancer, presumed due to herbicide exposure in service, and his active service. Additionally, DIC claims are also being remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appendiceal cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and the Board denied service connection for this condition. The hypoechoic lesion of the stomach claimed as stromal tumor, cancer of the intestines, is addressed separately in the REMAND portion.
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