The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service, and denied claims for service connection for cause of death and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's lung disease or chronic bronchitis in service and his fatal pulmonary emphysema. The service records did not show any diagnosis of anemias, and the appellant could not provide sufficient evidence to establish service connection for cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Emphysema, Anasarca
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0122531
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