The Board denied service connection for thyroid disorder as secondary to diabetes mellitus and for papillary carcinoma of the right breast and radiation pneumonitis due to Agent Orange exposure.,The Veteran died in January 2013 from causes not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a connection between thyroid disorder, papillary carcinoma of the right breast, or radiation pneumonitis and the Veteran's military service, including Agent Orange exposure.,There was no direct evidence linking the cause of death (pneumococcal bronchopneumonia) to the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Thyroid disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Papillary carcinoma of the right breast","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"presumptive (Agent Orange)"}, {"condition_name":"Radiation pneumonitis","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_theory":"presumptive (Agent Orange)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19178009
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