The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, as his chondrosarcoma did not manifest within one year of separation from active duty and is not otherwise related to service. The Board found that the cause of death was sepsis due to metastatic chondrosarcoma.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that either pleomorphic sarcoma or chondrosarcoma were caused by Agent Orange exposure, and there is no other service-connected disability contributing to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma, chondrosarcoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143816
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- Denied
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