Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his metastatic rectal carcinoma.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his metastatic rectal carcinoma, nor did it show that these conditions contributed substantially or materially to cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Depression, Sleep Apnea, Impairment of Lumbar Spine with Arthritis, Impairment of Left Shoulder with Arthritis, Impairment of Left Knee with Arthritis, Tinnitus, Right Palm Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25014578
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