The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by his active military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's myeloproliferative disorder to his active service, and the appellant did not provide sufficient credible evidence to support her claim.
- Claimed conditions
- myeloproliferative disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1105978
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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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