The Board denied the claim as there was no evidence showing a disability incurred or aggravated by service that caused or contributed to the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking any in-service condition to the cause of death, which was an accidental gunshot wound.
- Claimed conditions
- gunshot wound, swelling of feet and legs, muscle swelling, localized edema, peptic ulcer, depressive neurosis, epileptic seizure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0114472
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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