The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure in Vietnam and denied service connection for the cause of death due to leukemia, which was not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of direct or indirect exposure to herbicides during service, and there is insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's leukemia and his period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- hypotension, hepatic and renal failure, splenomegaly, leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1614919
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hepatitis C and its secondary effects on other conditions, including cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes mellitus type II, esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, and splenomegaly.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's bladder cancer, leukemia, and prostate cancer are not related to his service. The Board found no evidence of toxic exposures or a causal relationship between the conditions and service.
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