The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that there was no evidence linking any disease which caused or contributed to the cause of the veteran's death to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no medical opinion linking any disease which caused or contributed to the cause of the veteran's death to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiorespiratory arrest, septic shock, respiratory distress syndrome, acute respiratory failure, chronic liver disease, acute renal failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2001
- Citation
- 0120004
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
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