The Veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation, and the Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran’s causes of death to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- fulminant hepatic failure, heart failure, acute renal failure, acute liver failure, chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18161130
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