The Veteran's cause of death, cardio-respiratory failure with metastatic cancer, is not service connected as there is no evidence linking the cause of death to his active service or any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s renal cell carcinoma was not caused by his in-service exposure to herbicides and did not contribute to his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic cancer, ischemic heart disease (IHD), diabetes mellitus type II (DMII)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19147929
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