The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other presumptive conditions during his active service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.
The deciding factor: Multiple myeloma was not related to service and did not contribute substantially or materially to the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple myeloma, Bacteremia, Septic shock, Ventricular tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0502552
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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