The Veteran's death was caused by uncontrolled hypertension, which the Board found to be related to service exposure to Agent Orange. The claim is remanded for further investigation into the Veteran's alleged exposure at Camp Samae San in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had uncontrolled hypertension, a contributory cause of his death, and there was sufficient evidence linking this condition to herbicide exposure during service, specifically Agent Orange. However, the claim is remanded as there has been no attempt to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure at Camp Samae San in Thailand.
- Claimed conditions
- uncontrolled hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19140439
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