The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was incurred as a result of interstitial lung disease that developed due to sarcoidosis and exposure to chemicals and fumes during service, warranting service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: The January 2009 VA medical opinion found it was as likely as not that the Veteran's symptoms of respiratory failure were caused by interstitial lung disease which developed due to sarcoidosis and exposure to chemicals and fumes during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Sarcoidosis, Interstitial lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0912033
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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