The veteran died from an epileptiform seizure, but his service-connected alopecia areata did not cause or contribute to his death.,He was denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of his death and the entitlement to dependents' educational assistance under Title 38, Chapter 35 of the United States Code.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected alopecia areata did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from an epileptiform seizure.
- Claimed conditions
- Alopecia areata
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0014254
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