The Board found no evidence linking the cause of the veteran's death to any event or etiology in service, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the cause of the veteran's death to any event or etiology in service.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic coma, cirrhosis, hemachromatosis, hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0405569
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What this means for you
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