Granted
The Veteran's death from metastatic prostate cancer is service-connected due to asbestos exposure during his active duty. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran was exposed to asbestos during his service, and a medical opinion confirmed this exposure likely caused his prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005441
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