The Veteran's cause of death was cardiac respiratory arrest following brain hemorrhage with massive intercranial hematoma. The Board found that the Veteran did not have ischemic heart disease or any other condition related to service, including herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the Veteran’s cause of death to his military service or herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiac respiratory arrest, brain hemorrhage, massive intercranial hematoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102424
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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