The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by active service and did not contribute substantially to his death.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the fatal conditions (arrhythmia, ischemic cardiomyopathy, intestinal obstruction due to colonic carcinoma, chronic renal insufficiency) were not related to service and did not play a significant role in the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- arrhythmia, ischemic cardiomyopathy, intestinal obstruction due to colonic carcinoma, chronic renal insufficiency, pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0201330
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, determining that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's fatal conditions were caused by his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis was at least as likely as not a contributory cause of his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for various conditions, including arrhythmia and migraine headaches.
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