The Board is unable to determine whether the veteran's death was caused by his service-connected malignant thymoma or if it was related to exposure to Agent Orange. The case has been remanded for further review and clarification.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting opinions regarding whether the veteran's thymoma was more likely than not linked to his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam, which affects the determination of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant thymoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0615507
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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