The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The veteran's death was caused by hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma, which is not a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus II, hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0111694
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What this means for you
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