The Board determined that the veteran's cause of death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any disability incurred in or aggravated by his service. The conditions leading to his death were first manifested many years after his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed that the veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostatic carcinoma, Gouty nephropathy, Obstructive uropathy, Hypertensive nephrosclerosis, Severe metabolic acidosis, Chronic renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0433245
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