The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, found that burial benefits were not warranted due to nonservice-connected death, and determined that accrued benefits were not awarded as the claim was filed outside one year after the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's service or any service-connected condition and his cause of death. The appellant failed to file her application for accrued benefits within one year of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumonia, hemorrhoids, internal, active with rectal prolapse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0111759
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What this means for you
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