The Veteran's death was caused by cardiopulmonary arrest due to hypovolemic shock, which is not service-connected. However, his lung cancer, a condition associated with herbicide exposure, is considered presumptively related to his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Lung cancer is presumed to be related to the Veteran's service in Vietnam based on its association with herbicide exposure and the fact that it manifested during the required presumptive period.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest due to hypovolemic shock due to bleeding peptic ulcer disease, severe anemia, pulmonary mass, pleural effusion, non-small-cell type lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19137582
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