The Board found that the cause of the Veteran's death, hypoxia due to bronchiectasis, was not caused or contributed substantially and materially by a service-connected disability. The evidence did not link bronchiectasis to active duty service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the cause of the Veteran's death to his active duty service, as bronchiectasis is not recognized as being related to Agent Orange exposure and there was no opinion linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchiectasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1434636
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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: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions as they were duplicative of other appeals.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate etiology opinions and inextricably intertwined issues of service connection and TDIU.
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