The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to acute granulocytic leukemia and renal failure, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died from renal failure secondary to an infection due to pancytopenia and acute granulocytic leukemia. The Board found that the cause of death could not be attributed to a service-connected condition, as there was no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any pre-existing disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Granulocytic Leukemia, Renal Failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1726844
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