The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, nor did any such condition contribute to his death. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran’s fatal conditions (cardiac arrest and acute pancreatitis) to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Chorioretinopathy of the right eye (claimed as amblyopia), Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0207800
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What this means for you
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