The Veteran's death was due to a service-connected condition (Agent Orange exposure) and is therefore granted as the cause of death.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death was established based on presumed Agent Orange exposure, which contributed to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory failure, cardiac arrythmia, malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19191889
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for malignant melanoma to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically to obtain a medical opinion that considers all in-service toxic exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
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