The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his lung disease to service or the immediate cause of death.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a link between the veteran's diagnosed lung disease and service, or between his diagnosed lung disease and the immediate cause of death (sudden cardiac death).
- Claimed conditions
- Sudden cardiac death, Cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0322217
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