Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence that his death was related to any injury or disease in service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had service in Vietnam or was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Hawaii. There was also no probative medical evidence linking the Veteran's cause of death to any event or injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Myelodysplastic syndrome with myelofibrosis, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109611
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