The cause of the veteran's death is presumed due to in-service herbicide exposure, specifically Agent Orange. The primary cancer site was likely the lung, one of the presumptive cancers associated with Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: Cancer of the lung is one of the enumerated diseases for which the presumption of in-service herbicide exposure applies to veterans who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and the veteran is presumed exposed to Agent Orange during service.
- Claimed conditions
- neuroendocrine tumor, cardiorespiratory failure
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0627507
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam, and further development is needed.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neuroendocrine tumor, finding that it is not related to his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking his cardiorespiratory failure to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking his death to service-connected disabilities.
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