The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and dismissed the issue regarding timely filing of a notice of disagreement with denial of compensation benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between any service-connected disability and the cause of death, nor was there sufficient evidence to determine if the appellant filed her notice of disagreement in a timely manner.
- Claimed conditions
- hypotension due to cardiogenic shock due to myocardial infarction, hepatic dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0019802
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected hepatic dysfunction and his cause of death.
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