The Board found no evidence to support a connection between the cause of the veteran's death and service, including exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the cause of death to service or any condition related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Infarction of the brain stem, Thrombotic occlusion of the basilar and right vertebral arteries
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0000615
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What this means for you
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