The Veteran's death was caused by large B cell lymphoma and graft versus host disease. The appellant claims the cause of death is related to herbicide exposure, but there is no evidence confirming such exposure in the Dominican Republic.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to confirm the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during service in the Dominican Republic.
- Claimed conditions
- Large B cell lymphoma, Graft versus host disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1540378
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What this means for you
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