The Board has granted service connection for cause of death and DIC effective July 11, 2013. The decision is based on new evidence received after the initial denial in September 2013.
The deciding factor: Newly submitted service department records established that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while serving at U-Tapao Airfield in Thailand, leading to a reconsideration of the July 2013 claim for DIC and cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death, DIC
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2022
- Citation
- A22021121
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of death due to lack of receipt within one year of the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider new evidence regarding toxic exposure at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, and to issue another TERA memo.
- Denied
The Board denied the Appellant's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) because she did not submit new and relevant evidence with her supplemental claim application.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's cause of death is not service-connected, and now requires further review to ensure proper notification regarding a hearing.
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