The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, finding that no cardiopulmonary or pulmonary disorder was related to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound did not contribute to his death and that other conditions such as COPD and hypertension were more likely contributing factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB), Koch's pneumonia, Cardiopulmonary arrest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0406666
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