The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 due to a lack of evidence showing a causal relationship between the veteran's military service or any disability related thereto and his death.
The deciding factor: There was no credible medical evidence provided by the appellant to support her contentions that the cause of the veteran's death was related to his military service or any disability related thereto.
- Claimed conditions
- Fracture of the skull with laceration of the brain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0105258
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