Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his causes of death were not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's causes of death are less likely than not caused by asbestos exposure because current medical literature does not show a causative connection between asbestos exposures and his causes of death.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, atherosclerosis, renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086897
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