The cause of the veteran's death, malignant thymoma, is not considered to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Malignant thymoma and endocarditis were not shown to have been caused by or aggravated by military service, including exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Malignant thymoma, Endocarditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2004
- Citation
- 0433528
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