The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his heart disease and lupus, are considered to have played a role in contributing to the cause of death from acute myelocytic leukemia (AML).
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that it is less likely as not that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities or military service aggravated or contributed to the cause of the Veteran's death due to AML, but the Board finds this opinion inadequate and insufficiently supports its conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, lupus erythematosus (cuaneous type), residuals of herniated nucleus pulposus with chronic nerve root compression at L4-L5, bilateral hearing loss, atherosclerosis of the aorta, cluster headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1316586
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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