The Veteran's death was not caused by or otherwise etiologically related to a disorder incurred in service, and his death is not otherwise etiologically related to service. The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the Veteran's disorders to mustard gas exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish full-body exposure to mustard gas or Lewisite during service and no medical evidence linked the Veteran's causes of death with mustard gas exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- End stage cardiac disease, Multiorgan failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2022
- Citation
- A22024578
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