Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected multiple myeloma contributed substantially or materially to his death.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a January 2025 opinion from Dr. P.S., which stated that the Veteran's multiple myeloma at least as likely as not contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death, considering both chronic pain and stress on organ systems due to treatment of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103385
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