The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, attributing it to herbicide exposure during his military service.
The deciding factor: The August 2018 VHA opinion found that the Veteran’s exposure to herbicides in service contributed to his liver disease and thus caused his death due to decompensated cirrhosis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic liver disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19178812
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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the request for an extension of time to file an appeal and dismissed the attempted appeals of the February 2020 and September 2020 rating decisions.
- Denied
The Veteran's liver cancer and chronic liver disease are not considered related to service, so the claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, eye condition, chronic liver disease, neurological conditions (including encephalopathy), Bell's palsy, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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