The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that amyloidosis was not related to his military service and did not result from exposure to radiation. The evidence showed no treatment or complaints of amyloidosis during service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's amyloidosis and his military service, including any potential radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Ventricular Fibrillation, Chronic Diastolic Heart Failure, Amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23013741
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