The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was not attributable to a disability incurred in or aggravated by service, including as secondary to his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners determined that the Veteran's myelodysplasia/leukemia did not materially contribute to his death and were unrelated to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulseless Electrical Activity (Cardiac Arrest), Hypoxic Respiratory Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pneumonia, Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1803733
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