The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death and also denied the appellant's request for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code. The denial was based on a lack of evidence linking the cause of death to either service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence connecting the cause of the veteran's death to his military service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Widespread malignant lymphoma (diffuse mixed large and small cell lymphoma)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0012350
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What this means for you
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