The Board found that the evidence submitted since the January 2000 decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the appellant does not establish a link between the veteran's fatal thymus cancer and exposure to herbicides or service, as required for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- thymus cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0707882
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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