The Board found that the veteran's death was due to hepatic, anoxic encephalopathy, which was not present during service or for many years thereafter and was not causally linked to service. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed that the veteran's fatal cardio-respiratory failure and irreversible coma were due to hepatic anoxic encephalopathy, which was not present during service or for many years thereafter and was not causally linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-respiratory failure, irreversible coma, hepatic, anoxic encephalopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0336794
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