The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to accrued benefits, finding that his death was not caused by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion indicated that the veteran's PTB could have contributed to his death but was not the cause. The other conditions (pancreatic cancer, peptic ulcer, and avitaminosis) were also considered in determining the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatic cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), peptic ulcer, avitaminosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0213372
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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