The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death based on ischemic heart disease, which is presumptively associated with herbicide exposure. The effective date is set at October 1, 2005.
The deciding factor: The claim was received within one year from the Veteran's death and meets the criteria for retroactive Nehmer benefits due to the presumption of service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the pancreas, metastatic carcinoma to live and lungs, ventricular arrhythmia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1533088
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has identified errors in the rating decision and is remanding the case for further development to ensure all relevant evidence is considered.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in development and adjudication, including a need for a TERA analysis and additional medical opinions regarding service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals seeking increased ratings for ventricular arrhythmia and adjustment disorder have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for ventricular arrhythmia was improper and has granted full restoration of severed benefits.
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