The veteran's death was caused by lung cancer and atypical pneumonia, but his service-connected tuberculosis did not contribute to his death. The Board denied the claim for dependents' educational benefits as there is no established service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of evidence showing that his service-connected tuberculosis was active and contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- pancytopenia, atypical pneumonia, advanced non-small cell lung cancer, anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0111972
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What this means for you
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