The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a direct connection between the cause of the veteran's death and his service or any disease or injury of service origin, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618407
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the evidence did not support a causal link between the Veteran's cholangiocarcinoma and his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his cholangiocarcinoma was at least as likely as not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his cholangiocarcinoma was related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents and/or parasitic infection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further medical opinions regarding the cause of death and the impact of heart conditions on the ability to receive a liver resection.
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