Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that his prostate cancer or community acquired pneumonia-high risk with hypoxemia were related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides in Vietnam and there was no competent evidence linking his prostate cancer or other conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostatic carcinoma stage IV w/metastasis, Community acquired pneumonia-high risk with hypoxemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020826
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