The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, attributing it to his exposure to herbicide agents during service. The primary cause was CAD, which is presumed due to such exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had a significant contributing cause of death (CAD) and established presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam and Thailand.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD, hypoxia due to or as a consequence of acute respiratory failure and pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182572
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
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