Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his prostate cancer and/or bone metastases were at least as likely as not related to his service-connected colon carcinoma and/or in-service exposure to chemicals.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion by Dr. Med. F.M., dated December 2022, provided a valid medical analysis linking the Veteran's prostate cancer and/or bone metastases to his service-connected colon carcinoma and/or in-service chemical exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer, Bone metastases
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100424
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