The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (cardiopulmonary arrest, septicemia, pneumonia, and respiratory failure) was not caused by any incident of service, including his POW internment. The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the veteran’s causes of death to his military service or POW interment.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, septicemia, pneumonia, respiratory failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0426986
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