The Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by service-connected conditions, including his metastatic renal cancer. The Board found no causal link between the Veteran’s exposure to herbicides, asbestos, or PTSD with depression and his fatal condition.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a direct relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his cause of death, nor was there any credible evidence linking his death to in-service exposures or medications.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic renal cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144662
What this means for you
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