The Veteran's death is due to myelodysplastic syndrome, but his service-connected chronic renal failure may have contributed substantially or materially to his death. The Board finds that a supplemental opinion is necessary to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him materially less capable of resisting the effects of his myelodysplastic syndrome.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether the Veteran's service-connected chronic renal failure resulted in debilitating effects and general impairment of health, rendering him materially less capable of resisting the effects of his myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1710369
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's red cell aplasia and myelodysplastic syndrome were not found to be related to service, specifically exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Board determined that the presumptive service connection for contaminated water exposure did not apply due to insufficient time spent at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and chronic renal failure, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
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