The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to lack of evidence linking the causes of death to the veteran's active service or VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not establish a causal relationship between the veteran's in-service conditions and his cause of death, nor did they show that any VA treatment contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Sepsis, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Cellulitis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0005644
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What this means for you
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