The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's death to his service, and denied both the cause of death claim and the DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's death and his military service or any presumptive conditions related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- End-stage renal disease, Metabolic encephalopathy, Hypoglycemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1017486
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cause of death due to a lack of credible evidence linking the Veteran's cancer, which caused his death, to toxic exposure at Fort McClellan during service. The Board concluded that there was no causal link between the claimed exposure and the Veteran's condition.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's IBS was granted, while other claims for service connection were denied or remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal before the scheduled hearing.
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