The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence linking his fatal conditions to any incident of active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between the Veteran's fatal conditions and any incident of active duty, including exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrhythmia, Bronchogenic carcinoma (lung cancer), Seizure disorder, Uncal herniation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0907368
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Decisions by this judge: 1,419 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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