The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new and material evidence, but denied the claim as there is no evidence showing that the veteran's aplastic anemia was caused by exposure to herbicides or any other service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence demonstrating a causal relationship between the veteran's aplastic anemia and his in-service exposure to herbicides or any other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- aplastic anemia, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0215828
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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