The Board finds that the Veteran's death was not caused or hastened by a disability incurred in or aggravated by service. The cause of death listed is pulmonary hemorrhage, due to or as a consequence of coagulopathy, due to or as a consequence of end stage renal disease.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the Veteran's left great toe amputation to his death, and there is insufficient medical evidence to establish that any service-connected disability caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary hemorrhage, Coagulopathy, End stage renal disease, Kappa light chain disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1312957
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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