The Board has not determined whether the cause of the veteran's death was service-connected, as new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim. The decision is pending.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been presented but its impact on the merits of the case remains to be determined.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0003877
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What this means for you
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