The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for service connection for cause of death, finding no new and material evidence presented.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the provided evidence was not new and material as it did not include a nexus between the veteran's cause of death and his active military service or show that his service-connected disabilities caused his death or hastened his demise.
- Claimed conditions
- septicemia, peritonitis, ruptured gallbladder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0115823
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