The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his leukemia to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's service-connected left knee disorder and the cause of his death (fungal pneumonia and advanced leukemia).
- Claimed conditions
- fungal pneumonia, advanced leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0820523
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no causal link between his fatal fungal pneumonia and his military service or exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his leukemia to herbicide exposure or any other incident of service.
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