The Board has determined that the cause of death (cardio-respiratory arrest, cor pulmonale, atrial fibrillation) is not service-connected and therefore does not warrant burial benefits at a higher rate.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran's death to his service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-respiratory arrest, cor pulmonale, chronic respiratory failure, atriial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0308605
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What this means for you
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