The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.
The deciding factor: The Board found that neither the veteran's hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, coronary artery disease nor chronic obstructive lung disease was incurred in or aggravated by service; nor may any of these conditions be presumed to have been incurred in service. The Board also determined that a service-connected disability did not cause or contribute substantially or materially to cause the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- hypoglycemic coma, hepatocellular carcinoma, acute myelogenous leukemia, hepatoma, coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive lung disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0405276
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- Dismissed
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