The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that cervical cancer was not related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's cervical cancer and metastasis were less likely than not related to her active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23054053
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- Partly granted
The Board found the Veteran's appeal was untimely for some issues and dismissed them. The claim for earlier effective date for liver condition is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities on an extraschedular basis for the period prior to July 22, 2014.
- Granted
The Board has not granted service connection for cervical cancer or Multiple Sclerosis. The claim of service connection for cervical cancer is denied as new and material evidence was not received, while the claim for Multiple Sclerosis is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
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