The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to, a disability incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The cause of death listed on his certificate of death was cardiac arrest due to acute renal failure and congestive heart failure.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that neither anxiety disorder nor the medication for low back disability substantially or materially combined to cause the veteran's death, or aided in its production.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple myeloma, Chronic renal failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0618262
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- Granted
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- Granted
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