The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected sideroblastic anemia, which is considered a direct result of his military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of the veteran's death was established as the condition (sideroblastic anemia) had its onset during service and contributed substantially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- sideroblastic anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0324054
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