The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by exposure to radiation during service, and thus service connection for the cause of death is granted.
The deciding factor: Competent medical opinions suggest a relationship between the Veteran's death and his exposure to radiation during service. The evidence is in equipoise regarding this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1012698
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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