The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to aortic stenosis and chronic renal failure, finding no direct or presumptive link to his military service. The Board also found that his service-connected disabilities were not contributory causes of his death.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the veteran's aortic stenosis and chronic renal failure to his military service, nor did the appellant provide sufficient evidence to establish POW presumptive service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Aortic Stenosis, Chronic Renal Failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0210256
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