The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his multiple myeloma was a contributory cause of his death. The Board also found that he served offshore of Vietnam during a time when herbicide exposure is presumed.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran had multiple myeloma which manifested to a compensable degree and contributed to his death, with pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia being listed as the immediate cause of death. The Board also found that he served offshore of Vietnam during a time when herbicide exposure is presumed.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20008098
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected multiple myeloma contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of multiple myeloma to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma, Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), and kidney failure secondary to DMII based on in-service herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma and the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's multiple myeloma was related to exposure to solvents during his period of active duty service.
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