The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no evidence linking sepsis to Agent Orange exposure or any other service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a direct relationship between the veteran's sepsis and his military service, including presumed Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"sepsis","significantConditions":["previous cerebrovascular accident","possible perforated viscus"]}, {"conditionName":"hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0508450
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