The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and dismissed the DIC benefits claim as moot due to the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s exposure to carcinogenic chemicals during service was related to his multiple myeloma, which contributed to his cause of death. The remaining DIC benefit claim is rendered moot by the grant of service connection for the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple myeloma, Respiratory failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20062011
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there is no competent evidence linking any principal or contributory cause of his death to his service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for acute promyelocytic leukemia on a presumptive basis is granted. However, the claim for service connection on a direct causation basis is remanded due to a failure to provide a TERA examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's retroactive compensation payments were validly created due to concurrent receipt of military pay and VA benefits, resulting in a debt that was properly recouped.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple myeloma, which was presumed to be caused by herbicide agent exposure during service, was a contributing factor to his death. Therefore, the claim of service connection for cause of death is granted.
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