The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to heart failure and pulmonary tuberculosis, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive exposure.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established as the appellant's spouse did not have a disability incurred in or aggravated by service, nor did he meet the criteria for presumed service connection based on his status as a former prisoner of war (POW).
- Claimed conditions
- heart failure, pulmonary tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0413892
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis was at least as likely as not a contributory cause of his death.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for heart failure, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 28, 2014 for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran did not express disagreement with any issue decided by the AOJ within the prior year.
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