The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that amyloidosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not presumed to be related to exposure to herbicide agents or ionizing radiation. The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish a direct link between her husband's service-connected disabilities and his cause of death.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a connection between the veteran's amyloidosis, which caused his death, and any service-connected disability, exposure to herbicide agents or ionizing radiation. The appellant's contentions were found to be speculative and unsupported by competent medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- amyloidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0210804
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