The Board denied service connection for cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's causes of death to his service.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted that could establish a link between the veteran's service-connected conditions and his causes of death.
- Claimed conditions
- septic shock, pneumonia due to bronchia carcinoma, hepatoma with metastasis to the liver, metastasis to the lungs
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0402754
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What this means for you
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