The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his service-connected conditions and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the DIC claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's cause of death was related to any service-connected condition, including his right leg disability or malaria.
- Claimed conditions
- Malignant lymphoma (small cell, B cell type)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0406673
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What this means for you
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