The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death, accrued benefits, and nonservice-connected death pension due to lack of evidence supporting exposure to herbicides or other service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing the veteran served in Vietnam or otherwise exposed to herbicides during his military service. The Board found that the veteran did not meet eligibility criteria for accrued benefits or nonservice-connected death pension as he had not served during a period of war and did not have a service-connected disability at the time of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0526909
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- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate, is not service-connected as it was not caused or contributed to by a service-connected disability. The Board found no evidence linking the prostate cancer to military service and determined that the Veteran did not have any service-connected disabilities at the time of his death.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death is service connected due to his presumptive exposure to herbicides during service, leading to lung cancer, prostate cancer, and coronary heart disease.
- Denied
The Board found that the June 2005 rating decision awarding service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to a lack of proper procedures, leading to its severance.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking any condition to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The underlying causes were not service-connected.
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