Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as metastatic cholangiocarcinoma was not shown to be related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a causal link between the Veteran's liver cancer and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105559
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