The Board found that the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of her son's death is not well-grounded and denied it. The veteran did not have a permanent total service-connected disability at the time of his death, nor was he eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35 due to lack of qualifying conditions.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish that her son's death was related to military service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- N/A
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0027921
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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