The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was not incurred or aggravated in service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his service, including exposure to herbicides. The appellant failed to provide competent medical evidence relating the cause of death to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, hypovolemic shock, upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding, bleeding nasopharyngeal varices, severe anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0639773
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's death to his military service is remanded. The Board needs more medical records from Archbold Medical Center.
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