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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