The Board found that the veteran's service-connected epilepsy did not cause or contribute to his death from progressive chronic lymphatic leukemia. The Board concluded that the seizures were a result of the veteran's lymphocytic leukemia, rather than his epilepsy.
The deciding factor: Service-connected epilepsy did not materially contribute to the veteran's death due to the seizures being related to his lymphocytic leukemia.
- Claimed conditions
- progressive chronic lymphatic leukemia, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0418693
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