The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death secondary to Agent Orange exposure and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's conditions to his military service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions did not establish a link between the veteran's skin condition during service and his subsequent kidney failure or Kaposi's sarcoma.
- Claimed conditions
- Kaposi's sarcoma, chronic renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0330227
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