The Board has determined that the Veteran's gastrointestinal stromal tumor is at least as likely as not related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a current diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor and no definitive causal link to environmental exposures during service. However, due to doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board finds that his condition is at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2023
- Citation
- A23035134
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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.
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