The Board found that the claim was not well-grounded and denied it, as there was no credible evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's cause of death (Koch's Pulmonary disease) and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Koch's Pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0017697
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What this means for you
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