The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 based on VA medical treatment was also denied due to a lack of evidence showing negligence or fault by VA.
The deciding factor: The post-service medical records did not show any link between the veteran's service, exposure to Agent Orange, or his service-connected conditions and the cause of death. The Board found no evidence of negligence or fault on the part of VA in providing medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia, Gastrointestinal bleeding
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0713893
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's military service and his death from gastrointestinal bleeding and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need to address direct service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence linking his respiratory failure, pneumonia, malignant neoplasm of the esophagus, gastrointestinal bleeding, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to his military service, including exposure to herbicides and Camp Lejeune contaminated water.
- Granted
The Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia is granted as service connected due to in-service herbicide exposure, with the Board finding that his condition was likely caused by this exposure.
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