The Board found that the veteran's type II diabetes mellitus did not cause or contribute to his death, and there was no evidence linking other significant conditions like hypertension, reflux disease, and obesity to service. The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The deciding factor: The VA physician opined that type II diabetes mellitus did not contribute substantially or materially to the veteran's death and was not a primary cause of his death.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"biphenotypic leukemia","other_significant_conditions":["adult-onset diabetes mellitus","hypertension","reflux disease","obesity"]}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

Agent Orange / herbicides

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

July 13, 2006

Citation

0620265

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