The VA denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his pulmonary pneumonia and anemia to his military service.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the veteran did not have tuberculosis or any other condition that would qualify for presumptive service connection. The VA also found insufficient medical evidence to link the veteran's cause of death (pulmonary pneumonia and anemia) to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, malaria, dysentery, pulmonary pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0408047
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What this means for you
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