Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's death was related to his active service or any in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The weight of the competent and probative evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents or asbestos during his service, nor did it establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's death and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left lower lobe neoplasm of lung, Myelodysplastic syndrome, Diabetes mellitus, Chronic kidney disease, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086343
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