The Board has granted dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his liver failure was caused by in-service toxin exposure to herbicide agents. The decision is based on the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had exposure to toxins, such as herbicide agents, during service in Vietnam and that this exposure placed him at medical risk for liver failure.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver failure, Post-necrotic cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159729
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore DIC benefits are denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his HCC to his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as there was no evidence that any of the claimed conditions were related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board finds that a service-connected disability contributed substantially or materially to cause the veteran's death.
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