The veteran's death was caused by a service-connected sarcoma, allowing for service connection and basic eligibility for educational benefits under Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The veteran died of soft tissue sarcoma that is presumed to have been caused by exposure to herbicides in Vietnam, meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- epidermoid sarcoma, neoplastic embolism and pulmonary metastases
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0521633
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's death was caused by or as a consequence of epidermoid sarcoma, which is one of the presumptive diseases related to exposure to herbicide. The claim will be remanded for further development including obtaining records from the criminal investigation and the OMPF.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Granted
Service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is granted. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to conflicting opinions regarding service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and skin disabilities related to herbicide exposure.
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